What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

7.50 million, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?

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.

Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Number of people who are undernourished

Bangladesh

17.90 million

in 2023

Ethiopia

25.40 million

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

6th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Bangladesh
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 25.40 million against 17.90 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 7.50 million.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.64 million	27.36 million	4.71 million	Ethiopia
2010s	23.99 million	17.47 million	6.52 million	Bangladesh
2020s	17.77 million	25.00 million	7.22 million	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 25.40 million against 17.90 million in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 7.50 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 6th 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.