What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Madagascar?

100,000, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Madagascar?

18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.

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.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Madagascar: Number of people who are undernourished

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

12.20 million

in 2018

Madagascar

12.30 million

in 2023

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

12th

Madagascar rank

11th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.30 million against 12.20 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 100,000.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 130 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.93 million	6.19 million	2.74 million	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s	11.42 million	8.00 million	3.42 million	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 12.30 million against 12.20 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Madagascar?: 100,000, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Madagascar?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Madagascar rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 12th 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.