Côte d'Ivoire vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Côte d'Ivoire
48.4%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
53.3%
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
48th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.3% against 48.4% in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 4.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8% | 48.6% | 3.2% | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 50.9% | 1.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Côte d'Ivoire or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.3% against 48.4% in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 4.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 48th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th 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.