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