Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Syria: Number of people who are undernourished

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
91.90 million
in 2023
Syria
9.20 million
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th
Syria rank
17th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Syria
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M200120122023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 91.90 million against 9.20 million in Syria, a difference of 82.70 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 10.0 times Syria's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Syria ranks 17th of 42 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Syria Difference Ahead
2000s 58.08 million 1.21 million 56.87 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 61.34 million 2.69 million 58.65 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 85.38 million 7.72 million 77.65 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Syria?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 91.90 million against 9.20 million in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria?
82.70 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Syria rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th and Syria ranks 17th 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

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.