Egypt vs Somalia: Number of people who are undernourished
Egypt
10.80 million millions
in 2023
Somalia
9.80 million millions
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Somalia rank
16th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Egypt
- Somalia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.80 million millions against 9.80 million millions in Somalia, a difference of 1.00 million millions.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Somalia ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 16th of 131 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 million millions | 7.43 million millions | 3.17 million millions | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.06 million millions | 8.56 million millions | 2.50 million millions | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.32 million millions | 9.22 million millions | 100,000 millions | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Egypt or Somalia?
- Egypt, at 10.80 million millions against 9.80 million millions in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Egypt and Somalia?
- 1.00 million millions, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Somalia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Somalia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Somalia ranks 16th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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.
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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.