Somalia vs Zambia: Number of people who are undernourished
Somalia
9.80 million millions
in 2023
Zambia
7.70 million millions
in 2023
Somalia rank
16th
Zambia rank
19th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Somalia
- Zambia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.80 million millions against 7.70 million millions in Zambia, a difference of 2.10 million millions.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 131 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 million millions | 5.68 million millions | 1.76 million millions | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million millions | 5.89 million millions | 2.67 million millions | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.22 million millions | 7.12 million millions | 2.10 million millions | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Somalia or Zambia?
- Somalia, at 9.80 million millions against 7.70 million millions in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Somalia and Zambia?
- 2.10 million millions, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
- Somalia ranks 16th and Zambia ranks 19th of 131 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.