Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Uganda?

Afghanistan, at 11.70 million against 10.70 million in Uganda as of 2023.

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

1.00 million, with Afghanistan ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Number of people who are undernourished

Afghanistan

11.70 million

in 2023

Uganda

10.70 million

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

13th

Uganda rank

15th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Afghanistan
Uganda

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 11.70 million against 10.70 million in Uganda, a difference of 1.00 million.

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

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

Afghanistan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.30 million	5.38 million	1.92 million	Afghanistan
2010s	6.81 million	10.31 million	3.50 million	Uganda
2020s	11.40 million	12.15 million	750,000	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Afghanistan or Uganda?: Afghanistan, at 11.70 million against 10.70 million in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Afghanistan and Uganda?: 1.00 million, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Afghanistan ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 15th 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: 03 September 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.