Chad vs Syria: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Chad
13.00 million people
in 2024
Syria
14.10 million people
in 2024
Chad rank
34th
Syria rank
32nd

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Chad
  • Syria
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M201720202024

How they compare

Syria currently reports 14.10 million people against 13.00 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.10 million people.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 34th and Syria ranks 32nd of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Syria Difference Ahead
2010s 9.87 million people 4.00 million people 5.87 million people Chad
2020s 11.54 million people 11.72 million people 180,000 people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Chad or Syria?
Syria, at 14.10 million people against 13.00 million people in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Chad and Syria?
1.10 million people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Syria?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Chad and Syria rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Chad ranks 34th and Syria ranks 32nd 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

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.