Afghanistan vs Egypt: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan
11.70 million millions
in 2023
Egypt
10.80 million millions
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Egypt rank
14th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Egypt
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.70 million millions against 10.80 million millions in Egypt, a difference of 900,000 millions.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Egypt ranks 14th of 131 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Egypt Difference Ahead
2000s 7.30 million millions 4.27 million millions 3.03 million millions Afghanistan
2010s 6.81 million millions 6.06 million millions 750,000 millions Afghanistan
2020s 11.40 million millions 9.32 million millions 2.08 million millions Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Egypt?
Afghanistan, at 11.70 million millions against 10.80 million millions in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and Egypt?
900,000 millions, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Egypt ranks 14th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.