France vs Nicaragua: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
France
2.00 million people
in 2024
Nicaragua
1.90 million people
in 2023
France rank
72nd
Nicaragua rank
74th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- France
- Nicaragua
How they compare
France currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.90 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Nicaragua ahead.
France ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.60 million people | 1.77 million people | 166,667 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.98 million people | 1.90 million people | 75,000 people | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, France or Nicaragua?
- France, at 2.00 million people against 1.90 million people in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between France and Nicaragua?
- 100,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Nicaragua?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do France and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- France ranks 72nd and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.