What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Gabon and Gambia?

100,000 millions, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

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.

Gabon vs Gambia: Number of people who are undernourished

Gabon

600,000 millions

in 2023

Gambia

500,000 millions

in 2023

Gabon rank

74th

Gambia rank

76th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Gabon
Gambia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 600,000 millions against 500,000 millions in Gambia, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Gambia ahead.

Gabon ranks 74th and Gambia ranks 76th of 131 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	188,889 millions	266,667 millions	77,778 millions	Gambia
2010s	290,000 millions	280,000 millions	10,000 millions	Gabon
2020s	550,000 millions	500,000 millions	50,000 millions	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Gabon or Gambia?: Gabon, at 600,000 millions against 500,000 millions in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Gabon and Gambia?: 100,000 millions, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Gambia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Gabon ranks 74th and Gambia ranks 76th 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.

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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: 18 September 2026

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.