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

1.3 percent, with East Timor ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

17.4 percent

in 2023

East Timor

18.7 percent

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

32nd

East Timor rank

30th

Share of people who are undernourished over time

Sao Tome and Principe
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 18.7 percent against 17.4 percent in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.3 percent.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was East Timor ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 30th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.56 percent	32.61 percent	20.06 percent	East Timor
2010s	17.64 percent	16.33 percent	1.31 percent	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	16.5 percent	18.1 percent	1.6 percent	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of people who are undernourished, Sao Tome and Principe or East Timor?: East Timor, at 18.7 percent against 17.4 percent in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of people who are undernourished between Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?: 1.3 percent, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and East Timor rank globally for share of people who are undernourished?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 32nd and East Timor ranks 30th 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.