Ghana vs Peru: Number of people who are undernourished

Ghana
2.10 million millions
in 2023
Peru
2.30 million millions
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Peru rank
44th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Ghana
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.30 million millions against 2.10 million millions in Ghana, a difference of 200,000 millions.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Peru ahead.

Ghana ranks 47th and Peru ranks 44th 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.