Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Angola or Somalia?

Somalia, at 9.80 million against 8.30 million in Angola as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Angola and Somalia?

1.50 million, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?

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.

Angola vs Somalia: Number of people who are undernourished

Angola

8.30 million

in 2023

Somalia

9.80 million

in 2023

Angola rank

18th

Somalia rank

16th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Angola
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 9.80 million against 8.30 million in Angola, a difference of 1.50 million.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.17 million	7.43 million	733,333	Angola
2010s	4.20 million	8.56 million	4.36 million	Somalia
2020s	7.83 million	9.22 million	1.40 million	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Angola or Somalia?: Somalia, at 9.80 million against 8.30 million in Angola as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Angola and Somalia?: 1.50 million, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Somalia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Angola and Somalia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Angola ranks 18th and Somalia ranks 16th 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.