What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

2.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Uganda: Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet

Tanzania, United Republic of

73.8%

in 2024

Uganda

71.3%

in 2024

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

16th

Uganda rank

18th

Share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Uganda

How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 73.8% against 71.3% in Uganda, a difference of 2.5%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Tanzania, United Republic of has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th of 150 countries.

Tanzania, United Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	75.1%	73.2%	1.9%	Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s	74.6%	72.2%	2.3%	Tanzania, United Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet, Tanzania, United Republic of or Uganda?: Tanzania, United Republic of, at 73.8% against 71.3% in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet between Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 2.5%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Uganda rank globally for share of population that cannot afford a healthy diet?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 18th 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.