Ethiopia vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Ethiopia
71.60 million people
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
50.60 million people
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
8th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
11th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 71.60 million people against 50.60 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 21.00 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th of 150 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.80 million people | 43.10 million people | 23.70 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 70.12 million people | 48.26 million people | 21.86 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, Ethiopia or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Ethiopia, at 71.60 million people against 50.60 million people in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 21.00 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 11th 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.