What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?

15.30 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia: Number of people who are undernourished

Democratic Republic of Congo

40.70 million

in 2023

Ethiopia

25.40 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Ethiopia rank

6th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Ethiopia

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 40.70 million against 25.40 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 15.30 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.6 times Ethiopia's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Ethiopia ranks 6th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.22 million	27.36 million	11.13 million	Ethiopia
2010s	25.29 million	17.47 million	7.82 million	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	37.25 million	25.00 million	12.25 million	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 40.70 million against 25.40 million in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 15.30 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th 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: 29 October 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.