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

1.70 million, with Tanzania ahead.

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

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

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 Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan

11.70 million

in 2023

Tanzania

13.40 million

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

13th

Tanzania rank

10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Afghanistan
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.40 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.70 million.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 130 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.30 million	11.30 million	4.00 million	Tanzania
2010s	6.81 million	11.45 million	4.64 million	Tanzania
2020s	11.40 million	13.80 million	2.40 million	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 13.40 million against 11.70 million in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and Tanzania?: 1.70 million, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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.