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Myanmar vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people who are undernourished

Myanmar
2.90 million millions
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.00 million millions
in 2023
Myanmar rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Myanmar
  • Papua New Guinea
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200120122023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.00 million millions against 2.90 million millions in Myanmar, a difference of 100,000 millions.

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

Myanmar ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th 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.