Romania vs Viet Nam: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Romania
10.00 million people
in 2024
Viet Nam
8.90 million people
in 2024
Romania rank
42nd
Viet Nam rank
45th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Romania
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Romania currently reports 10.00 million people against 8.90 million people in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.10 million people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Romania ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.00 million people | 10.33 million people | 1.67 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 10.98 million people | 9.72 million people | 1.26 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 Viet Nam?
- Romania, at 10.00 million people against 8.90 million people in Viet Nam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Romania and Viet Nam?
- 1.10 million people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Viet Nam?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Romania ranks 42nd and Viet Nam ranks 45th 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.