Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Egypt or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 12.30 million against 10.80 million in Egypt as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Egypt and Madagascar?

1.50 million, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?

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.

Egypt vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Egypt

10.80 million

in 2023

Madagascar

12.30 million

in 2023

Egypt rank

14th

Madagascar rank

11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Egypt
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.30 million against 10.80 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.50 million.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.27 million	6.19 million	1.92 million	Madagascar
2010s	6.06 million	8.30 million	2.24 million	Madagascar
2020s	9.32 million	12.00 million	2.67 million	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Egypt or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 12.30 million against 10.80 million in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Egypt and Madagascar?: 1.50 million, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Madagascar?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Madagascar rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Egypt ranks 14th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.