Haiti vs Zambia: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Haiti
87.2%
in 2024
Zambia
82.1%
in 2024
Haiti rank
7th
Zambia rank
10th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Haiti
- Zambia
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 87.2% against 82.1% in Zambia, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Zambia ahead.
Haiti ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 10th of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 78.2% | 78.2% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 83.8% | 81.5% | 2.3% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Haiti or Zambia?
- Haiti, at 87.2% against 82.1% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Haiti and Zambia?
- 5.1%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Haiti and Zambia rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Haiti ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 10th 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.