Central African Republic vs Congo: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Central African Republic
4.60 million people
in 2024
Congo
5.00 million people
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
60th
Congo rank
57th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Central African Republic
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.00 million people against 4.60 million people in Central African Republic, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 60th and Congo ranks 57th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.20 million people | 4.10 million people | 100,000 people | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 4.44 million people | 4.76 million people | 320,000 people | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Central African Republic or Congo?
- Congo, at 5.00 million people against 4.60 million people in Central African Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Central African Republic and Congo?
- 400,000 people, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Congo?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Central African Republic and Congo rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Central African Republic ranks 60th and Congo ranks 57th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.