What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?

0 millions, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?

13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.

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.

Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Number of people who are undernourished

Kazakhstan

400,000 millions

in 2013

Kyrgyzstan

400,000 millions

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

81st

Kyrgyzstan rank

81st

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 400,000 millions against 400,000 millions in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0 millions.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 81st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 81st of 131 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	955,556 millions	500,000 millions	455,556 millions	Kazakhstan
2010s	475,000 millions	400,000 millions	75,000 millions	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?: Kazakhstan, at 400,000 millions against 400,000 millions in Kyrgyzstan as of 2013.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?: 0 millions, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.
How do Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Kazakhstan ranks 81st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 81st 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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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: 07 August 2026

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