Guinea vs Turkey: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Guinea
7.40 million people
in 2024
Turkey
5.80 million people
in 2024
Guinea rank
51st
Turkey rank
53rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Guinea
- Turkey
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 7.40 million people against 5.80 million people in Turkey, a difference of 1.60 million people.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Turkey ahead.
Guinea ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 53rd of 150 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.60 million people | 10.80 million people | 5.20 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6.44 million people | 7.26 million people | 820,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Guinea or Turkey?
- Guinea, at 7.40 million people against 5.80 million people in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Guinea and Turkey?
- 1.60 million people, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Turkey?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Turkey rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Guinea ranks 51st and Turkey ranks 53rd 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.