Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of people who are undernourished

Democratic Republic of Congo
40.70 million millions
in 2023
Ethiopia
25.40 million millions
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
4th
Ethiopia rank
6th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 40.70 million millions against 25.40 million millions in Ethiopia, a difference of 15.30 million millions.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.