Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Brazil or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 7.30 million against 6.70 million in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Brazil and Mozambique?

600,000, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?

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 Mozambique: Number of people who are undernourished

Brazil

6.70 million

in 2022

Mozambique

7.30 million

in 2023

Brazil rank

21st

Mozambique rank

20th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Brazil
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 7.30 million against 6.70 million in Brazil, a difference of 600,000.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.40 million	5.88 million	5.52 million	Brazil
2010s	5.55 million	4.65 million	900,000	Brazil
2020s	6.53 million	7.43 million	900,000	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Brazil or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 7.30 million against 6.70 million in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Brazil and Mozambique?: 600,000, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mozambique?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Mozambique rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Brazil ranks 21st and Mozambique ranks 20th 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.