What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Madagascar and Tanzania?

1.10 million, with Tanzania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?

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.

Madagascar vs Tanzania: Number of people who are undernourished

Madagascar

12.30 million

in 2023

Tanzania

13.40 million

in 2023

Madagascar rank

11th

Tanzania rank

10th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Madagascar
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 13.40 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar, a difference of 1.10 million.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 10th of 130 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.19 million	11.30 million	5.11 million	Tanzania
2010s	8.30 million	11.45 million	3.15 million	Tanzania
2020s	12.00 million	13.80 million	1.80 million	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Madagascar or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 13.40 million against 12.30 million in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Madagascar and Tanzania?: 1.10 million, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Madagascar ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 10th 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: 29 October 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.