Rwanda vs Thailand: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Rwanda
10.70 million people
in 2024
Thailand
12.00 million people
in 2024
Rwanda rank
40th
Thailand rank
37th
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Rwanda
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.00 million people against 10.70 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 1.30 million people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th of 150 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.57 million people | 16.13 million people | 6.57 million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 10.38 million people | 13.38 million people | 3.00 million people | Thailand |
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 Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.00 million people against 10.70 million people in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Rwanda and Thailand?
- 1.30 million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Thailand?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Thailand rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Rwanda ranks 40th and Thailand ranks 37th 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.