Malaysia vs Taiwan: Number of people who are undernourished

Malaysia

900,000 millions

in 2020

Taiwan

900,000 millions

in 2023

Malaysia rank

66th

Taiwan rank

66th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Malaysia
Taiwan

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 900,000 millions against 900,000 millions in Taiwan, a difference of 0 millions.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Taiwan ahead.

Malaysia ranks 66th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 131 countries.

Individual pages

Number of people who are undernourished in Malaysia
Number of people who are undernourished in Taiwan
Full country ranking

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.