Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan
11.70 million millions
in 2023
Uganda
10.70 million millions
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
13th
Uganda rank
15th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uganda
5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M200120122023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.70 million millions against 10.70 million millions in Uganda, a difference of 1.00 million millions.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 131 countries.

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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.