What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between East Asia & Pacific and Iran?

32.60 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iran?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Iran: Number of people who are undernourished

East Asia & Pacific

38.80 million

in 2023

Iran

6.20 million

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

23rd

Iran rank

25th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

East Asia & Pacific
Iran

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 38.80 million against 6.20 million in Iran, a difference of 32.60 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 6.3 times Iran's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 25th of 42 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Iran	Difference	Ahead
2000s	192.11 million	4.70 million	187.41 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	66.06 million	6.76 million	59.30 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	40.80 million	6.08 million	34.73 million	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, East Asia & Pacific or Iran?: East Asia & Pacific, at 38.80 million against 6.20 million in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between East Asia & Pacific and Iran?: 32.60 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Iran?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Iran rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Iran ranks 25th of 42 groups.
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.