Bangladesh vs Indonesia: Number of people who are undernourished

Bangladesh
17.90 million millions
in 2023
Indonesia
17.70 million millions
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Indonesia rank
9th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Indonesia
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M200120122023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.90 million millions against 17.70 million millions in Indonesia, a difference of 200,000 millions.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Indonesia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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.