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

131.40 million, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?

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 India: Number of people who are undernourished

Democratic Republic of Congo

40.70 million

in 2023

India

172.10 million

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

India rank

1st

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
India

How they compare

India currently reports 172.10 million against 40.70 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 131.40 million.

That makes India's figure about 4.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 1st of 130 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.22 million	214.19 million	197.97 million	India
2010s	25.29 million	163.21 million	137.92 million	India
2020s	37.25 million	188.60 million	151.35 million	India

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 India?: India, at 172.10 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 India?: 131.40 million, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and India?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and India rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and India ranks 1st 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.