What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?

100,000, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?

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, Islamic Republic of vs South Africa: Number of people who are undernourished

Iran, Islamic Republic of

6.20 million

in 2023

South Africa

6.30 million

in 2023

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

25th

South Africa rank

23rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6.30 million against 6.20 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 100,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 130 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.70 million	1.74 million	2.96 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s	6.76 million	3.34 million	3.42 million	Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s	6.08 million	5.88 million	200,000	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Iran, Islamic Republic of or South Africa?: South Africa, at 6.30 million against 6.20 million in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?: 100,000, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and South Africa rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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.