Romania vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Romania
10.00 million people
in 2024
Sri Lanka
9.90 million people
in 2024
Romania rank
42nd
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Romania
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.00 million people against 9.90 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 100,000 people.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 150 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.00 million people | 7.43 million people | 4.57 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 10.98 million people | 9.38 million people | 1.60 million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Romania or Sri Lanka?
- Romania, at 10.00 million people against 9.90 million people in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Romania ranks 42nd and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd 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.