Which has higher share of people who are undernourished, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 17.4 percent against 17.3 percent in Nicaragua as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of people who are undernourished between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.1 percent, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?

22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of people who are undernourished

Nicaragua

17.3 percent

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe

17.4 percent

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

33rd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

32nd

Share of people who are undernourished over time

Nicaragua
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 17.4 percent against 17.3 percent in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1 percent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	21.98 percent	12.56 percent	9.42 percent	Nicaragua
2010s	16.78 percent	17.64 percent	0.86 percent	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	16.97 percent	16.2 percent	0.7667 percent	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of people who are undernourished, Nicaragua or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 17.4 percent against 17.3 percent in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of people who are undernourished between Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1 percent, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of people who are undernourished?: Nicaragua ranks 33rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of people who are undernourished
Unit: percent
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: 169 places, 3,850 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.