Brazil vs Nicaragua: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Brazil
23.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua
27.8%
in 2023
Brazil rank
73rd
Nicaragua rank
70th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Brazil
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 27.8% against 23.7% in Brazil, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 70th of 150 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.5% | 27.4% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 28.5% | 3.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Brazil or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 27.8% against 23.7% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 4.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nicaragua?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Nicaragua rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Brazil ranks 73rd and Nicaragua ranks 70th 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.