Haiti vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Haiti
10.30 million people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.90 million people
in 2024
Haiti rank
41st
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Haiti
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 10.30 million people against 9.90 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 400,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 150 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.57 million people | 7.43 million people | 1.13 million people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 9.66 million people | 9.38 million people | 280,000 people | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Haiti or Sri Lanka?
- Haiti, at 10.30 million people against 9.90 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Haiti and Sri Lanka?
- 400,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Haiti ranks 41st and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.