What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?

800,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

Rwanda

10.70 million people

in 2024

Sri Lanka

9.90 million people

in 2024

Rwanda rank

40th

Sri Lanka rank

43rd

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Rwanda
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 10.70 million people against 9.90 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 800,000 people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Rwanda ranks 40th and Sri Lanka ranks 43rd of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	9.57 million people	7.43 million people	2.13 million people	Rwanda
2020s	10.38 million people	9.38 million people	1.00 million people	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?: Rwanda, at 10.70 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 Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 800,000 people, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?: Rwanda ranks 40th 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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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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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