Romania vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet
Romania
52.4%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
53.3%
in 2024
Romania rank
46th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time
- Romania
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.3% against 52.4% in Romania, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Romania ahead.
Romania ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.3% | 48.6% | 12.7% | Romania |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 50.9% | 6.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Romania or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.3% against 52.4% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Romania and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?
- Romania ranks 46th 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.