Ghana vs Sudan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Ghana
22.90 million people
in 2024
Sudan
27.40 million people
in 2024
Ghana rank
22nd
Sudan rank
19th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Ghana
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 27.40 million people against 22.90 million people in Ghana, a difference of 4.50 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Sudan ahead.
Ghana ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 19th of 150 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.83 million people | 22.93 million people | 3.10 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 21.54 million people | 23.52 million people | 1.98 million people | Sudan |
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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 27.40 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 Sudan?
- 4.50 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Sudan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Sudan rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Ghana ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 19th 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.