Madagascar vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Madagascar
12.30 million millions
in 2023
Tanzania
13.40 million millions
in 2023
Madagascar rank
11th
Tanzania rank
10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M200120122023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.40 million millions against 12.30 million millions in Madagascar, a difference of 1.10 million millions.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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.