Mexico vs Vietnam: Number of people who are undernourished

Mexico
3.50 million millions
in 2023
Vietnam
5.30 million millions
in 2023
Mexico rank
30th
Vietnam rank
27th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Mexico
  • Vietnam
2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M200120122023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 5.30 million millions against 3.50 million millions in Mexico, a difference of 1.80 million millions.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.5 times Mexico's.

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

Mexico ranks 30th and Vietnam 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.