Portugal vs Slovakia: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Portugal
1.10 million people
in 2024
Slovakia
899,999 people
in 2024
Portugal rank
91st
Slovakia rank
94th

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M201720202024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.10 million people against 899,999 people in Slovakia, a difference of 200,001 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 94th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Slovakia Difference Ahead
2010s 1.63 million people 966,667 people 666,667 people Portugal
2020s 1.26 million people 959,999 people 300,001 people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Portugal or Slovakia?
Portugal, at 1.10 million people against 899,999 people in Slovakia as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Portugal and Slovakia?
200,001 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Slovakia?
8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Slovakia rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
Portugal ranks 91st and Slovakia ranks 94th 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.