Colombia vs Trinidad and Tobago: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Colombia
36.1%
in 2024
Trinidad and Tobago
36.8%
in 2024
Colombia rank
64th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
63rd
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Colombia
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 36.8% against 36.1% in Colombia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd of 150 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.9% | 32.3% | 0.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.9% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Colombia or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 36.8% against 36.1% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.7%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Colombia ranks 64th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 63rd 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.