Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Guinea or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 1.70 million against 1.60 million in Guinea as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sri Lanka?

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.

Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who are undernourished

Guinea

1.60 million

in 2023

Sri Lanka

1.70 million

in 2023

Guinea rank

55th

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Guinea
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.70 million against 1.60 million in Guinea, a difference of 100,000.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Guinea ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.60 million	2.81 million	1.21 million	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.69 million	1.49 million	200,000	Guinea
2020s	1.50 million	1.20 million	300,000	Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Guinea or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 1.70 million against 1.60 million in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 100,000, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sri Lanka?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Guinea ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.