What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Burkina Faso and Myanmar?

100,000, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Myanmar?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Myanmar: Number of people who are undernourished

Burkina Faso

3.00 million

in 2023

Myanmar

2.90 million

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

37th

Myanmar rank

39th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Burkina Faso
Myanmar

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.00 million against 2.90 million in Myanmar, a difference of 100,000.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.47 million	11.71 million	9.24 million	Myanmar
2010s	2.62 million	2.78 million	160,000	Myanmar
2020s	3.10 million	2.50 million	600,000	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Burkina Faso or Myanmar?: Burkina Faso, at 3.00 million against 2.90 million in Myanmar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Burkina Faso and Myanmar?: 100,000, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Myanmar?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Myanmar rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Myanmar ranks 39th 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.