Egypt vs Uganda: Number of people who are undernourished
Egypt
10.80 million millions
in 2023
Uganda
10.70 million millions
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Uganda rank
15th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Egypt
- Uganda
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.80 million millions against 10.70 million millions in Uganda, a difference of 100,000 millions.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Uganda ahead.
Egypt ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th of 131 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.27 million millions | 5.38 million millions | 1.11 million millions | Uganda |
| 2010s | 6.06 million millions | 10.31 million millions | 4.25 million millions | Uganda |
| 2020s | 9.32 million millions | 12.15 million millions | 2.83 million millions | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Egypt or Uganda?
- Egypt, at 10.80 million millions against 10.70 million millions in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Egypt and Uganda?
- 100,000 millions, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
- Egypt ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.