Nicaragua vs Suriname: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Nicaragua
27.8%
in 2023
Suriname
23.7%
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
70th
Suriname rank
73rd
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 27.8% against 23.7% in Suriname, a difference of 4.1%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Nicaragua ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 73rd of 150 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.4% | 18.8% | 8.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 25.4% | 3.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Nicaragua, at 27.8% against 23.7% in Suriname as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 4.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th and Suriname ranks 73rd 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.