Japan vs Romania: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Japan
8.90 million people
in 2024
Romania
10.00 million people
in 2024
Japan rank
45th
Romania rank
42nd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.00 million people against 8.90 million people in Japan, a difference of 1.10 million people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd of 150 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.10 million people | 12.00 million people | 2.90 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 9.52 million people | 10.98 million people | 1.46 million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 10.00 million people against 8.90 million people in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Japan and Romania?
- 1.10 million people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Japan ranks 45th and Romania ranks 42nd 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.