Ghana vs Niger: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Ghana
22.90 million people
in 2024
Niger
23.30 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
22nd
Niger rank
21st
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Ghana
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 23.30 million people against 22.90 million people in Ghana, a difference of 400,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 21st of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.83 million people | 18.77 million people | 1.07 million people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 21.54 million people | 21.86 million people | 320,000 people | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Ghana or Niger?
- Niger, at 23.30 million people against 22.90 million people in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Ghana and Niger?
- 400,000 people, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Niger?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Niger rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Niger ranks 21st 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.