Malawi vs Rwanda: Number of people who are undernourished

Malawi
4.50 million millions
in 2023
Rwanda
3.40 million millions
in 2023
Malawi rank
29th
Rwanda rank
32nd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Malawi
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.50 million millions against 3.40 million millions in Rwanda, a difference of 1.10 million millions.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Rwanda ahead.

Malawi ranks 29th and Rwanda ranks 32nd 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.