Gambia vs Israel: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Gambia
1.30 million people
in 2024
Israel
1.50 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
86th
Israel rank
83rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Gambia
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 1.50 million people against 1.30 million people in Gambia, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 86th and Israel ranks 83rd of 150 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.00 million people | 1.63 million people | 633,333 people | Israel |
| 2020s | 1.18 million people | 1.56 million people | 380,000 people | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Gambia or Israel?
- Israel, at 1.50 million people against 1.30 million people in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Gambia and Israel?
- 200,000 people, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Israel?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Israel rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Gambia ranks 86th and Israel ranks 83rd 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.