Sierra Leone vs Türkiye: Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet
Sierra Leone
5.40 million people
in 2024
Türkiye
5.80 million people
in 2024
Sierra Leone rank
54th
Türkiye rank
53rd
Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Sierra Leone
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 5.80 million people against 5.40 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 53rd of 150 countries.
Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.50 million people | 10.80 million people | 6.30 million people | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 5.10 million people | 7.26 million people | 2.16 million people | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet, Sierra Leone or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 5.80 million people against 5.40 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet between Sierra Leone and Türkiye?
- 400,000 people, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Türkiye?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Sierra Leone and Türkiye rank globally for number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Sierra Leone ranks 54th and Türkiye ranks 53rd 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.