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

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 Mali: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Burkina Faso

14.90 million people

in 2024

Mali

14.90 million people

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

30th

Mali rank

30th

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 14.90 million people against 14.90 million people in Mali, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Mali ranks 30th 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	Mali	Difference	Ahead
2010s	12.90 million people	10.77 million people	2.13 million people	Burkina Faso
2020s	14.06 million people	13.64 million people	420,000 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 Mali?: Burkina Faso, at 14.90 million people against 14.90 million people in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 0 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?: Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Mali ranks 30th 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.