What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

0.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Burkina Faso

63.4%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau

64.0%

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

24th

Guinea-Bissau rank

22nd

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 64.0% against 63.4% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2010s	63.2%	62.2%	1.0%	Burkina Faso
2020s	62.6%	64.6%	2.1%	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 64.0% against 63.4% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd 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.