High income vs Niger: Number of people who are undernourished

High income
3.00 million
in 2023
Niger
3.40 million
in 2023
High income rank
35th
Niger rank
32nd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • High income
  • Niger
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M12.0M200120122023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 3.40 million against 3.00 million in High income, a difference of 400,000.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times High income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was High income ahead.

High income ranks 35th and Niger ranks 32nd of 42 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Niger Difference Ahead
2000s 7.29 million 2.51 million 4.78 million High income
2010s 4.19 million 2.50 million 1.69 million High income
2020s 2.88 million 3.00 million 125,000 Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, High income or Niger?
Niger, at 3.40 million against 3.00 million in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between High income and Niger?
400,000, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Niger?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do High income and Niger rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
High income ranks 35th and Niger ranks 32nd 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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About this data

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.