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
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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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Indicator
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit
people
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.