Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan
11.70 million millions
in 2023
Tanzania
13.40 million millions
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Tanzania rank
10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.40 million millions against 11.70 million millions in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.70 million millions.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 7.30 million millions 11.30 million millions 4.00 million millions Tanzania
2010s 6.81 million millions 11.45 million millions 4.64 million millions Tanzania
2020s 11.40 million millions 13.80 million millions 2.40 million millions Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 13.40 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 Tanzania?
1.70 million millions, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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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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.