How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?

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 Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Senegal: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Bangladesh

44.4%

in 2024

Senegal

46.8%

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

52nd

Senegal rank

50th

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Bangladesh
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 46.8% against 44.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 50th of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	62.3%	50.0%	12.3%	Bangladesh
2020s	49.8%	48.4%	1.5%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Bangladesh or Senegal?: Senegal, at 46.8% against 44.4% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Bangladesh and Senegal?: 2.4%, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Senegal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Senegal rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Senegal ranks 50th 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 Share of population that 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: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit: %
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

Percentage of the total population unable to afford a healthy diet. A diet is considered unaffordable when the diet cost plus expenditures for basic non-food needs exceed income per capita per day.