Nicaragua vs Panama: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Nicaragua
1.90 million people
in 2023
Panama
2.00 million people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
74th
Panama rank
72nd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 2.00 million people against 1.90 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Panama ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 74th and Panama ranks 72nd of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.77 million people | 1.73 million people | 33,333 people | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 1.90 million people | 2.02 million people | 125,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Panama, at 2.00 million people against 1.90 million people in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th and Panama ranks 72nd 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.