Cameroon vs Zambia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Cameroon
16.50 million people
in 2024
Zambia
17.50 million people
in 2024
Cameroon rank
27th
Zambia rank
26th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 17.50 million people against 16.50 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.00 million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th of 150 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.03 million people | 14.07 million people | 1.03 million people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 15.38 million people | 16.44 million people | 1.06 million people | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 17.50 million people against 16.50 million people in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 1.00 million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Cameroon ranks 27th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.