Brazil vs Iraq: Number of people who are undernourished

Brazil

6.70 million millions

in 2022

Iraq

6.70 million millions

in 2023

Brazil rank

21st

Iraq rank

21st

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Brazil
Iraq

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.70 million millions against 6.70 million millions in Iraq, a difference of 0 millions.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Iraq ranks 21st of 131 countries.

Individual pages

Number of people who are undernourished in Brazil
Number of people who are undernourished in Iraq
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 2026

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.