Guatemala vs Japan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Guatemala
8.80 million people
in 2024
Japan
8.90 million people
in 2024
Guatemala rank
47th
Japan rank
45th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Guatemala
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.90 million people against 8.80 million people in Guatemala, a difference of 100,000 people.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.47 million people | 9.10 million people | 633,333 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 8.74 million people | 9.52 million people | 780,000 people | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Guatemala or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.90 million people against 8.80 million people in Guatemala as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Guatemala and Japan?
- 100,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Japan rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Guatemala ranks 47th and Japan ranks 45th 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.