Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Kyrgyzstan
2.20 million people
in 2024
Tajikistan
2.60 million people
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
69th
Tajikistan rank
67th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 2.60 million people against 2.20 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Tajikistan's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 69th and Tajikistan ranks 67th of 150 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.23 million people | 3.17 million people | 933,333 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 2.46 million people | 2.86 million people | 400,000 people | Tajikistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Kyrgyzstan or Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 2.60 million people against 2.20 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 400,000 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 69th and Tajikistan ranks 67th 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.