Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Number undernourished

Afghanistan
11.70 million
in 2023
Madagascar
12.30 million
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Madagascar rank
11th

Number undernourished over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M200120122023

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.30 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 600,000.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
2000s 7.30 million 6.19 million 1.11 million Afghanistan
2010s 6.81 million 8.30 million 1.49 million Madagascar
2020s 11.40 million 12.00 million 600,000 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number undernourished, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 12.30 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number undernourished between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
600,000, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for number undernourished?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number 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 undernourished
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed