Haiti vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Number of people who are undernourished

Haiti
6.30 million
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
28.80 million
in 2023
Haiti rank
23rd
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Haiti
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 28.80 million against 6.30 million in Haiti, a difference of 22.50 million.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 4.6 times Haiti's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 23rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 130 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 4.19 million 46.41 million 42.22 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 4.14 million 30.42 million 26.28 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 5.62 million 35.30 million 29.68 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Haiti or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 28.80 million against 6.30 million in Haiti as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
22.50 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Haiti ranks 23rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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.