Egypt vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of people who are undernourished

Egypt
10.80 million
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
92.20 million
in 2023
Egypt rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
17th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Egypt
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 92.20 million against 10.80 million in Egypt, a difference of 81.40 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 8.5 times Egypt's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th of 130 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 4.27 million 59.32 million 55.06 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 6.06 million 62.33 million 56.27 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 9.32 million 85.72 million 76.40 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Egypt or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 92.20 million against 10.80 million in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
81.40 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Egypt ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 17th 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

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.