Egypt vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Egypt
10.80 million millions
in 2023
Madagascar
12.30 million millions
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Madagascar rank
11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Egypt
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.30 million millions against 10.80 million millions in Egypt, a difference of 1.50 million millions.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.