Paraguay vs Suriname: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Paraguay
23.0%
in 2024
Suriname
23.7%
in 2024
Paraguay rank
75th
Suriname rank
73rd
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Paraguay
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 23.7% against 23.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 75th and Suriname ranks 73rd of 150 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.1% | 18.8% | 4.2% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 24.1% | 25.0% | 1.0% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Paraguay or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 23.7% against 23.0% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Paraguay and Suriname?
- 0.7%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Suriname?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Paraguay and Suriname rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Paraguay ranks 75th 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.