Gambia vs Panama: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Gambia
46.7%
in 2024
Panama
43.7%
in 2024
Gambia rank
51st
Panama rank
54th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Gambia
- Panama
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 46.7% against 43.7% in Panama, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 51st and Panama ranks 54th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.1% | 1.0% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 45.6% | 0.4% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Gambia or Panama?
- Gambia, at 46.7% against 43.7% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Gambia and Panama?
- 3.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Panama rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Gambia ranks 51st and Panama ranks 54th 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.