What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and North Korea?

500,000, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs North Korea: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan

11.70 million

in 2023

North Korea

12.20 million

in 2018

Afghanistan rank

13th

North Korea rank

12th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Afghanistan
North Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 12.20 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 500,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and North Korea ranks 12th of 130 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	North Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.30 million	8.93 million	1.63 million	North Korea
2010s	6.51 million	11.42 million	4.91 million	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or North Korea?: North Korea, at 12.20 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan as of 2018.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and North Korea?: 500,000, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and North Korea ranks 12th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), 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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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.