Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Number undernourished

Burkina Faso
3.00 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.00 million
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Number undernourished over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0M2.0M3.0M200120122023

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.00 million against 3.00 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 131 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.47 million 1.81 million 655,556 Burkina Faso
2010s 2.62 million 2.45 million 170,000 Burkina Faso
2020s 3.10 million 2.88 million 225,000 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number undernourished, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
Burkina Faso, at 3.00 million against 3.00 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number undernourished between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
0, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number undernourished?
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number undernourished
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed