Benin vs Djibouti: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Benin
53.4%
in 2024
Djibouti
53.6%
in 2024
Benin rank
44th
Djibouti rank
43rd
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Benin
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 53.6% against 53.4% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 44th and Djibouti ranks 43rd of 150 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.5% | 55.7% | 14.8% | Benin |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 55.2% | 2.2% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Benin or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 53.6% against 53.4% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Benin and Djibouti?
- 0.2%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Djibouti?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Djibouti rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Benin ranks 44th and Djibouti 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 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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About this data
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.