Nepal vs Turkey: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Nepal
5.90 million people
in 2024
Turkey
5.80 million people
in 2024
Nepal rank
52nd
Turkey rank
53rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Nepal
- Turkey
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.80 million people in Turkey, a difference of 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Turkey ahead.
Nepal ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 53rd of 150 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.03 million people | 10.80 million people | 2.77 million people | Turkey |
| 2020s | 6.70 million people | 7.26 million people | 560,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Nepal or Turkey?
- Nepal, at 5.90 million people against 5.80 million people in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Nepal and Turkey?
- 100,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Turkey?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Turkey rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Nepal ranks 52nd and Turkey ranks 53rd 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.