Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Kenya or Lower middle income?

Lower middle income, at 381.60 million against 20.40 million in Kenya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kenya and Lower middle income?

361.20 million, with Lower middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lower middle income?

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.

Kenya vs Lower middle income: Number of people who are undernourished

Kenya

20.40 million

in 2023

Lower middle income

381.60 million

in 2023

Kenya rank

7th

Lower middle income rank

5th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Kenya
Lower middle income

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 381.60 million against 20.40 million in Kenya, a difference of 361.20 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 18.7 times Kenya's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 130 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.40 million	381.36 million	370.96 million	Lower middle income
2010s	9.88 million	319.41 million	309.53 million	Lower middle income
2020s	17.52 million	384.85 million	367.32 million	Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Kenya or Lower middle income?: Lower middle income, at 381.60 million against 20.40 million in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Kenya and Lower middle income?: 361.20 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lower middle income?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Lower middle income rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Kenya ranks 7th and Lower middle income ranks 5th 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.