Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Guinea
50.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
53.3%
in 2024
Guinea rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.3% against 50.0% in Guinea, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.9% | 48.6% | 4.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 45.8% | 50.9% | 5.2% | 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, Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.3% against 50.0% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 3.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Guinea ranks 47th 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.