Mali vs Syria: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Mali
14.90 million people
in 2024
Syria
14.10 million people
in 2024
Mali rank
30th
Syria rank
32nd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Mali
- Syria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Syria, a difference of 800,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 30th and Syria ranks 32nd of 150 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.77 million people | 4.00 million people | 6.77 million people | Mali |
| 2020s | 13.64 million people | 11.72 million people | 1.92 million people | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Mali or Syria?
- Mali, at 14.90 million people against 14.10 million people in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Mali and Syria?
- 800,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Syria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Syria rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Mali ranks 30th and Syria ranks 32nd 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.