Egypt vs Ethiopia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Egypt
66.20 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia
71.60 million people
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
8th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 71.60 million people against 66.20 million people in Egypt, a difference of 5.40 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 150 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.77 million people | 66.80 million people | 12.03 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 54.90 million people | 70.12 million people | 15.22 million people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 71.60 million people against 66.20 million people in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 5.40 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 8th 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.