Dominican Republic vs Mauritania: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Dominican Republic
2.60 million people
in 2024
Mauritania
2.90 million people
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
67th
Mauritania rank
66th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 2.90 million people against 2.60 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 300,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 66th of 150 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.63 million people | 2.23 million people | 400,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 2.80 million people | 2.74 million people | 60,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Dominican Republic or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 2.90 million people against 2.60 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 300,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mauritania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mauritania rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Mauritania ranks 66th 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.