Cambodia vs Nicaragua: Number of people who are undernourished

Cambodia
900,000 millions
in 2023
Nicaragua
1.20 million millions
in 2022
Cambodia rank
66th
Nicaragua rank
63rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Cambodia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.20 million millions against 900,000 millions in Cambodia, a difference of 300,000 millions.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 66th and Nicaragua ranks 63rd 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.