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
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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.

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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.