What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Lesotho and Nicaragua?

100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.

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.

Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Lesotho

1.80 million people

in 2024

Nicaragua

1.90 million people

in 2023

Lesotho rank

76th

Nicaragua rank

74th

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Lesotho
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.90 million people against 1.80 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 100,000 people.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.57 million people	1.77 million people	200,000 people	Nicaragua
2020s	1.75 million people	1.90 million people	150,000 people	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Lesotho or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 1.90 million people against 1.80 million people in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Lesotho and Nicaragua?: 100,000 people, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?: Lesotho ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 74th 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.