Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who are undernourished

Nepal
1.60 million millions
in 2023
Sri Lanka
1.70 million millions
in 2023
Nepal rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
53rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.70 million millions against 1.60 million millions in Nepal, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.