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Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet

people · higher is better · 152 countries

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  1. 1India586.5M
  2. 2Nigeria184.5M
  3. 3China173.4M
  4. 4Pakistan151.4M
  5. 5Indonesia123.4M
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.97.3M
  7. 7Bangladesh77.1M
  8. 8Ethiopia71.6M
  9. 9Egypt, Arab Rep.66.2M
  10. 10Philippines51M
  11. 11Tanzania50.6M
  12. 12Brazil50.2M
  13. 13Kenya43.5M
  14. 14South Africa39.5M
  15. 15Uganda35.6M
  16. 16Mozambique30.9M
  17. 17Madagascar29.9M
  18. 18Mexico27.9M
  19. 19Sudan27.4M
  20. 20Angola27.1M
  21. 21Niger23.3M
  22. 22Ghana22.9M
  23. 23Myanmar20.7M
  24. 24Malawi19.8M
  25. 25Colombia19.1M
  26. 26Zambia17.5M
  27. 27Cameroon16.5M
  28. 28Cote d'Ivoire15.5M
  29. 28United States15.5M
  30. 29Mali14.9M
  31. 29Burkina Faso14.9M
  32. 30Iraq14.1M
  33. 30Syrian Arab Republic14.1M
  34. 31Chad13M
  35. 32Iran, Islamic Rep.12.8M
  36. 32Burundi12.8M
  37. 33Thailand12M
  38. 34South Sudan11.7M
  39. 35Peru11.3M
  40. 36Rwanda10.7M
  41. 37Haiti10.3M
  42. 38Romania10M
  43. 39Sri Lanka9.9M
  44. 40Algeria9.4M
  45. 41Viet Nam8.9M
  46. 41Japan8.9M
  47. 42Guatemala8.8M
  48. 43Senegal8.7M
  49. 44Chile7.9M
  50. 45Benin7.7M
  51. 46Guinea7.4M
  52. 47Nepal5.9M
  53. 48Turkiye5.8M
  54. 49Sierra Leone5.4M
  55. 50Morocco5.2M
  56. 51Togo5.1M
  57. 52Congo, Rep.5M
  58. 53Uzbekistan4.8M
  59. 53Ecuador4.8M
  60. 54Central African Republic4.6M
  61. 55Lao PDR4.4M
  62. 56Honduras4.2M
  63. 57Italy4M
  64. 57Spain4M
  65. 58Liberia3.6M
  66. 59Mauritania2.9M
  67. 60Tajikistan2.6M
  68. 60Dominican Republic2.6M
  69. 61Korea, Rep.2.2M
  70. 61Kyrgyz Republic2.2M
  71. 62Poland2.1M
  72. 63Panama2M
  73. 63France2M
  74. 64Armenia1.9M
  75. 65Russian Federation1.8M
  76. 65Lesotho1.8M
  77. 66Greece1.7M
  78. 66United Kingdom1.7M
  79. 66Germany1.7M
  80. 66Namibia1.7M
  81. 67Paraguay1.6M
  82. 68Botswana1.5M
  83. 68Israel1.5M
  84. 69Guinea-Bissau1.4M
  85. 70Gambia, The1.3M
  86. 70Taiwan1.3M
  87. 71Canada1.2M
  88. 71Uruguay1.2M
  89. 71Jordan1.2M
  90. 72Bolivia1.1M
  91. 72Portugal1.1M
  92. 73Tunisia1M
  93. 74Kazakhstan899,999
  94. 74Gabon899,999
  95. 74Hungary899,999
  96. 74Australia899,999
  97. 74Slovak Republic899,999
  98. 75Eswatini800,000
  99. 76Costa Rica699,999
  100. 77Jamaica600,000
  101. 77Djibouti600,000
  102. 77Malaysia600,000
  103. 77Mongolia600,000
  104. 77Trinidad and Tobago600,000
  105. 78Serbia500,000
  106. 78Fiji500,000
  107. 78Comoros500,000
  108. 79Sweden400,000
  109. 79Bulgaria400,000
  110. 79Czechia400,000
  111. 79Croatia400,000
  112. 80Moldova300,000
  113. 80North Macedonia300,000
  114. 80Belize300,000
  115. 80Austria300,000
  116. 80West Bank and Gaza300,000
  117. 80Albania300,000
  118. 81Netherlands200,000
  119. 81United Arab Emirates200,000
  120. 81Bosnia and Herzegovina200,000
  121. 81Lithuania200,000
  122. 81Mauritius200,000
  123. 81Cabo Verde200,000
  124. 81Latvia200,000
  125. 81Lebanon200,000
  126. 81Suriname200,000
  127. 82Montenegro100,000
  128. 82Norway100,000
  129. 82Azerbaijan100,000
  130. 82Switzerland100,000
  131. 82Seychelles100,000
  132. 82Belgium100,000
  133. 82Belarus100,000
  134. 82Estonia100,000
  135. 82Sao Tome and Principe100,000
  136. 82Ireland100,000
  137. 83St. Lucia0
  138. 83Qatar0
  139. 83Slovenia0
  140. 83Malta0
  141. 83Maldives0
  142. 83Luxembourg0
  143. 83Iceland0
  144. 83Guyana0
  145. 83Grenada0
  146. 83Finland0
  147. 83Denmark0
  148. 83Cyprus0
  149. 83Bhutan0

Number of people who cannot afford a healthy diet