Kenya vs Mozambique: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Kenya
43.50 million people
in 2024
Mozambique
30.90 million people
in 2024
Kenya rank
13th
Mozambique rank
16th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 43.50 million people against 30.90 million people in Mozambique, a difference of 12.60 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 16th of 150 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.20 million people | 24.70 million people | 10.50 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 41.92 million people | 29.04 million people | 12.88 million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Kenya, at 43.50 million people against 30.90 million people in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Kenya and Mozambique?
- 12.60 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Kenya ranks 13th and Mozambique ranks 16th 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.