Iraq vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Iraq
14.10 million people
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
14.10 million people
in 2024
Iraq rank
32nd
Syrian Arab Republic rank
32nd

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Iraq
  • Syrian Arab Republic
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M201720202024

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 14.10 million people against 14.10 million people in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 32nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 32nd of 150 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2010s 8.93 million people 4.00 million people 4.93 million people Iraq
2020s 12.50 million people 11.72 million people 780,000 people Iraq

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 Syrian Arab Republic?
Iraq, at 14.10 million people against 14.10 million people in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
0 people, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Iraq ranks 32nd and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 32nd 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

Indicator
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit
people
Source
FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed

Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.