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

31.50 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

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

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 Mozambique: Number of people who are undernourished

East Asia & Pacific

38.80 million

in 2023

Mozambique

7.30 million

in 2023

East Asia & Pacific rank

23rd

Mozambique rank

20th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

East Asia & Pacific
Mozambique

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 38.80 million against 7.30 million in Mozambique, a difference of 31.50 million.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.3 times Mozambique's.

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

East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Mozambique ranks 20th 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	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
2000s	192.11 million	5.88 million	186.23 million	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	66.06 million	8.03 million	58.03 million	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	40.80 million	7.40 million	33.40 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 Mozambique?: East Asia & Pacific, at 38.80 million against 7.30 million in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?: 31.50 million, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Mozambique rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 23rd and Mozambique ranks 20th 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: 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.