Colombia vs Ghana: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Colombia
19.10 million people
in 2024
Ghana
22.90 million people
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Ghana rank
22nd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 22.90 million people against 19.10 million people in Colombia, a difference of 3.80 million people.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 22nd of 150 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.63 million people | 19.83 million people | 4.20 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 19.54 million people | 21.54 million people | 2.00 million people | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 22.90 million people against 19.10 million people in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Colombia and Ghana?
- 3.80 million people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Ghana ranks 22nd 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.