What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?

24.30 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?

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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Number of people who are undernourished

Latin America & Caribbean

28.80 million

in 2023

Malawi

4.50 million

in 2023

Latin America & Caribbean rank

26th

Malawi rank

29th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Latin America & Caribbean
Malawi

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 28.80 million against 4.50 million in Malawi, a difference of 24.30 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 6.4 times Malawi's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th of 42 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	46.41 million	2.60 million	43.81 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	30.42 million	2.74 million	27.68 million	Latin America & Caribbean
2020s	35.30 million	4.20 million	31.10 million	Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 28.80 million against 4.50 million in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 24.30 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 29th of 42 groups.
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.