Euro area vs Papua New Guinea: Number of people who are undernourished

Euro area
200,000
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.00 million
in 2023
Euro area rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Euro area
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.00 million against 200,000 in Euro area, a difference of 2.80 million.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 15.0 times Euro area's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 42 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.07 million 1.81 million 744,444 Papua New Guinea
2010s 580,000 2.45 million 1.87 million Papua New Guinea
2020s 225,000 2.88 million 2.65 million Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Euro area or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.00 million against 200,000 in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
2.80 million, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Euro area ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th 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

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.