How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iraq?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Iraq: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Burkina Faso

14.90 million people

in 2024

Iraq

14.10 million people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

30th

Iraq rank

32nd

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Burkina Faso
Iraq

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Iraq, a difference of 800,000 people.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 32nd of 150 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2010s	12.90 million people	8.93 million people	3.97 million people	Burkina Faso
2020s	14.06 million people	12.50 million people	1.56 million people	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Burkina Faso or Iraq?: Burkina Faso, at 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Burkina Faso and Iraq?: 800,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Iraq?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Iraq rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?: Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 32nd of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit: people
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.