Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of people who are undernourished

Bangladesh
17.90 million millions
in 2023
Ethiopia
25.40 million millions
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Ethiopia rank
6th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 25.40 million millions against 17.90 million millions in Bangladesh, a difference of 7.50 million millions.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.