Greece vs Russia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Greece
1.70 million people
in 2024
Russia
1.80 million people
in 2024
Greece rank
78th
Russia rank
76th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Greece
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 1.80 million people against 1.70 million people in Greece, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Russia ahead.
Greece ranks 78th and Russia ranks 76th of 150 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.97 million people | 4.03 million people | 1.07 million people | Russia |
| 2020s | 2.04 million people | 2.28 million people | 240,000 people | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Greece or Russia?
- Russia, at 1.80 million people against 1.70 million people in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Greece and Russia?
- 100,000 people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Russia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Russia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Greece ranks 78th and Russia ranks 76th 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.