Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Cameroon
16.50 million people
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
15.50 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
27th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
28th

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
05.0M10.0M15.0M201720202024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 16.50 million people against 15.50 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.00 million people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Cameroon ranks 27th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Côte d'Ivoire in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
2010s 13.03 million people 14.23 million people 1.20 million people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 15.38 million people 15.14 million people 240,000 people Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Cameroon, at 16.50 million people against 15.50 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
1.00 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Cameroon ranks 27th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 28th 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
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.