What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA & IBRD total?

575.30 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA & IBRD total?

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 IDA & IBRD total: Number of people who are undernourished

Democratic Republic of Congo

40.70 million

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

616.00 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 616.00 million against 40.70 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 575.30 million.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 15.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 130 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.22 million	709.61 million	693.39 million	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	25.29 million	520.58 million	495.29 million	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	37.25 million	621.42 million	584.17 million	IDA & IBRD total

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 IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 616.00 million against 40.70 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA & IBRD total?: 575.30 million, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA & IBRD total?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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.