Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 91.90 million against 6.70 million in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

85.20 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?

14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.

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.

Brazil vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Number of people who are undernourished

Brazil

6.70 million

in 2022

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

91.90 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

21st

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank

18th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Brazil
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 91.90 million against 6.70 million in Brazil, a difference of 85.20 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 13.7 times Brazil's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 130 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.40 million	58.08 million	46.68 million	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	5.55 million	58.85 million	53.30 million	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	6.53 million	83.20 million	76.67 million	Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Brazil or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 91.90 million against 6.70 million in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 85.20 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Brazil ranks 21st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th 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: 17 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.