Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Number of people who are undernourished
Cote d'Ivoire
3.50 million millions
in 2023
Malawi
4.50 million millions
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
30th
Malawi rank
29th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 4.50 million millions against 3.50 million millions in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1.00 million millions.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.60 million millions | 2.60 million millions | 1.00 million millions | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 3.30 million millions | 2.74 million millions | 560,000 millions | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 3.05 million millions | 4.20 million millions | 1.15 million millions | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 4.50 million millions against 3.50 million millions in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 1.00 million millions, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.