Italy vs Liberia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Italy
4.00 million people
in 2024
Liberia
3.60 million people
in 2024
Italy rank
63rd
Liberia rank
65th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Italy
- Liberia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.00 million people against 3.60 million people in Liberia, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 63rd and Liberia ranks 65th of 150 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.77 million people | 3.33 million people | 2.43 million people | Italy |
| 2020s | 4.40 million people | 3.50 million people | 900,000 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 Liberia?
- Italy, at 4.00 million people against 3.60 million people in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Italy and Liberia?
- 400,000 people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Liberia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Italy ranks 63rd and Liberia ranks 65th 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.