Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Jamaica
600,000 people
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
600,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica rank
101st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
101st
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 600,000 people against 600,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st of 150 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 0 people | — |
| 2020s | 620,000 people | 600,000 people | 20,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Jamaica, at 600,000 people against 600,000 people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Jamaica ranks 101st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 101st 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.