Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Iran or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 28.80 million against 6.20 million in Iran as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

22.60 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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.

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

Iran

6.20 million

in 2023

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

28.80 million

in 2023

Iran rank

25th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

26th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Iran
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 28.80 million against 6.20 million in Iran, a difference of 22.60 million.

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

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

Iran ranks 25th 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	Iran	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.70 million	46.41 million	41.71 million	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	6.76 million	30.42 million	23.66 million	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	6.08 million	35.30 million	29.23 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, Iran or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 28.80 million against 6.20 million in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 22.60 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Iran and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Iran ranks 25th 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: 17 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.