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Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of people who are undernourished

Botswana
600,000 millions
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
500,000 millions
in 2023
Botswana rank
74th
Guinea-Bissau rank
76th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Botswana
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 600,000 millions against 500,000 millions in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Botswana ranks 74th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 76th 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.