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
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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About this data
Total number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet in a given country and year.