Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Mexico: Number of people who are undernourished

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
4.50 million
in 2023
Mexico
3.50 million
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Mexico rank
30th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Mexico
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200120122023

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 4.50 million against 3.50 million in Mexico, a difference of 1.00 million.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 30th of 42 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Mexico Difference Ahead
2000s 16.64 million 3.94 million 12.70 million Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 3.44 million 4.47 million 1.03 million Mexico
2020s 4.30 million 3.70 million 600,000 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Mexico?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 4.50 million against 3.50 million in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mexico?
1.00 million, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mexico?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Mexico ranks 30th 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
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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.