Africa Eastern and Southern vs North Korea: Number of people who are undernourished

Africa Eastern and Southern
177.60 million
in 2023
North Korea
12.20 million
in 2018
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
15th
North Korea rank
12th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • North Korea
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M200120122023

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 177.60 million against 12.20 million in North Korea, a difference of 165.40 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 14.6 times North Korea's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 12th of 42 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern North Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 116.77 million 8.93 million 107.83 million Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 125.27 million 11.42 million 113.84 million Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Africa Eastern and Southern or North Korea?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 177.60 million against 12.20 million in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Africa Eastern and Southern and North Korea?
165.40 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and North Korea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and North Korea rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 15th and North Korea ranks 12th of 42 groups.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa Eastern and Southern vs North Korea: Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home). Retrieved 17 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-people-who-are-undernourished/africa-eastern-and-southern/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-people-who-are-undernourished/africa-eastern-and-southern/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Africa Eastern and Southern vs North Korea: Number of people who are undernourished</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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.