What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Malawi and Philippines?

1.10 million, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?

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.

Malawi vs Philippines: Number of people who are undernourished

Malawi

4.50 million

in 2023

Philippines

3.40 million

in 2023

Malawi rank

29th

Philippines rank

32nd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Malawi
Philippines

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 4.50 million against 3.40 million in Philippines, a difference of 1.10 million.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Philippines's.

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

Malawi ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 32nd of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.60 million	15.17 million	12.57 million	Philippines
2010s	2.74 million	11.55 million	8.81 million	Philippines
2020s	4.20 million	4.60 million	400,000	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Malawi or Philippines?: Malawi, at 4.50 million against 3.40 million in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Malawi and Philippines?: 1.10 million, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Philippines?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Philippines rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Malawi ranks 29th and Philippines ranks 32nd 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.