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
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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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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.