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

644.90 million, with World ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs World: Number of people who are undernourished

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

40.70 million

in 2023

World

685.60 million

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

4th

World rank

1st

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
World

How they compare

World currently reports 685.60 million against 40.70 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 644.90 million.

That makes World's figure about 16.8 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and World ranks 1st of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	World	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.22 million	746.27 million	730.04 million	World
2010s	25.29 million	579.18 million	553.89 million	World
2020s	37.25 million	679.38 million	642.12 million	World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or World?: World, at 685.60 million against 40.70 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?: 644.90 million, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and World rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 4th and World 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: 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.