Italy vs Laos: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
4.00 million people
in 2024
Laos
4.40 million people
in 2024
Italy rank
63rd
Laos rank
61st
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 4.40 million people against 4.00 million people in Italy, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 63rd and Laos ranks 61st of 150 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.77 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.67 million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.40 million people | 4.34 million people | 60,000 people | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Italy or Laos?
- Laos, at 4.40 million people against 4.00 million people in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Italy and Laos?
- 400,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Laos?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Laos rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Laos ranks 61st 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.