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

5.60 million, with Bangladesh ahead.

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

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 Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Bangladesh

17.90 million

in 2023

Madagascar

12.30 million

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

8th

Madagascar rank

11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Bangladesh
Madagascar

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 17.90 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar, a difference of 5.60 million.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.64 million	6.19 million	16.46 million	Bangladesh
2010s	23.99 million	8.30 million	15.69 million	Bangladesh
2020s	17.77 million	12.00 million	5.78 million	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Bangladesh or Madagascar?: Bangladesh, at 17.90 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Bangladesh and Madagascar?: 5.60 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Bangladesh ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.