Colombia vs Malawi: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Colombia
19.10 million people
in 2024
Malawi
19.80 million people
in 2024
Colombia rank
25th
Malawi rank
24th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Colombia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 19.80 million people against 19.10 million people in Colombia, a difference of 700,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 24th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.63 million people | 15.77 million people | 133,333 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 19.54 million people | 18.42 million people | 1.12 million people | Colombia |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 19.80 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 Malawi?
- 700,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malawi?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Malawi rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Colombia ranks 25th and Malawi ranks 24th 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.