How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.

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.

Kyrgyzstan vs Uruguay: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Kyrgyzstan

30.4%

in 2024

Uruguay

34.0%

in 2024

Kyrgyzstan rank

68th

Uruguay rank

65th

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Kyrgyzstan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 34.0% against 30.4% in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 3.6%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 65th of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kyrgyzstan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	35.4%	32.1%	3.4%	Kyrgyzstan
2020s	35.6%	36.2%	0.6%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Kyrgyzstan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 34.0% against 30.4% in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay?: 3.6%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Kyrgyzstan ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 65th 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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Indicator: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Unit: %
Source: FAO and World Bank (2025), using data and methods from Bai et al. (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 1,199 data points, 2017–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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.