Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Bangladesh
17.90 million millions
in 2023
Madagascar
12.30 million millions
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
8th
Madagascar rank
11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Madagascar
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M200120122023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.90 million millions against 12.30 million millions in Madagascar, a difference of 5.60 million millions.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.