Gambia vs Jordan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Gambia
1.30 million people
in 2024
Jordan
1.20 million people
in 2024
Gambia rank
86th
Jordan rank
88th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Gambia
- Jordan
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.30 million people against 1.20 million people in Jordan, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Jordan ahead.
Gambia ranks 86th and Jordan ranks 88th of 150 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.00 million people | 1.30 million people | 300,000 people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.18 million people | 1.38 million people | 200,000 people | Jordan |
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 Jordan?
- Gambia, at 1.30 million people against 1.20 million people in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Gambia and Jordan?
- 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jordan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Jordan rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Gambia ranks 86th and Jordan ranks 88th 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.