What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Indonesia and Madagascar?

5.40 million, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?

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.

Indonesia vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Indonesia

17.70 million

in 2023

Madagascar

12.30 million

in 2023

Indonesia rank

9th

Madagascar rank

11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Indonesia
Madagascar

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 17.70 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar, a difference of 5.40 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 130 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	40.46 million	6.19 million	34.27 million	Indonesia
2010s	21.01 million	8.30 million	12.71 million	Indonesia
2020s	18.12 million	12.00 million	6.12 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Indonesia or Madagascar?: Indonesia, at 17.70 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Indonesia and Madagascar?: 5.40 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Madagascar?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Madagascar rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Indonesia ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.