How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

Japan vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Japan

8.90 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

9.90 million people

in 2024

Japan rank

45th

Sri Lanka rank

43rd

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Japan
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 9.90 million people against 8.90 million people in Japan, a difference of 1.00 million people.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9.10 million people	7.43 million people	1.67 million people	Japan
2020s	9.52 million people	9.38 million people	140,000 people	Japan

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 Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 9.90 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 Sri Lanka?: 1.00 million people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sri Lanka?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Japan and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?: Japan ranks 45th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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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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: 28 August 2026

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