Malawi vs Sudan: Number of people who are undernourished

Malawi
4.50 million millions
in 2023
Sudan
5.30 million millions
in 2021
Malawi rank
29th
Sudan rank
27th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Malawi
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 5.30 million millions against 4.50 million millions in Malawi, a difference of 800,000 millions.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 27th 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.