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

Nicaragua
1.90 million people
in 2023
Poland
2.10 million people
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
74th
Poland rank
71st

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 2.10 million people against 1.90 million people in Nicaragua, a difference of 200,000 people.

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

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

Nicaragua ranks 74th and Poland ranks 71st of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Poland Difference Ahead
2010s 1.77 million people 5.40 million people 3.63 million people Poland
2020s 1.90 million people 2.90 million people 1.00 million people Poland

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 Poland?
Poland, at 2.10 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 Poland?
200,000 people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Poland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Poland rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Nicaragua ranks 74th and Poland ranks 71st 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
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Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.