Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished
Afghanistan
11.70 million millions
in 2023
Madagascar
12.30 million millions
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Madagascar rank
11th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Afghanistan
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 12.30 million millions against 11.70 million millions in Afghanistan, a difference of 600,000 millions.
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 millions | 6.19 million millions | 1.11 million millions | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.81 million millions | 8.30 million millions | 1.49 million millions | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 11.40 million millions | 12.00 million millions | 600,000 millions | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 12.30 million millions against 11.70 million millions in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
- 600,000 millions, 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 of people who are undernourished?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.