Benin vs Ghana: Number of people who are undernourished

Benin
2.00 million millions
in 2023
Ghana
2.10 million millions
in 2023
Benin rank
49th
Ghana rank
47th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.10 million millions against 2.00 million millions in Benin, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 49th and Ghana ranks 47th 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.