Iraq vs Mali: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Iraq
14.10 million people
in 2024
Mali
14.90 million people
in 2024
Iraq rank
32nd
Mali rank
30th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Iraq
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Iraq, a difference of 800,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 30th of 150 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.93 million people | 10.77 million people | 1.83 million people | Mali |
| 2020s | 12.50 million people | 13.64 million people | 1.14 million people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Iraq or Mali?
- Mali, at 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Iraq and Mali?
- 800,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Mali?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Mali rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Iraq ranks 32nd and Mali ranks 30th 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.