What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Middle income and Nigeria?

409.80 million, with Middle income ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?

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.

Middle income vs Nigeria: Number of people who are undernourished

Middle income

455.20 million

in 2023

Nigeria

45.40 million

in 2023

Middle income rank

4th

Nigeria rank

2nd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Middle income
Nigeria

How they compare

Middle income currently reports 455.20 million against 45.40 million in Nigeria, a difference of 409.80 million.

That makes Middle income's figure about 10.0 times Nigeria's.

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

Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Middle income	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	608.30 million	13.34 million	594.96 million	Middle income
2010s	406.89 million	21.76 million	385.13 million	Middle income
2020s	465.05 million	39.88 million	425.18 million	Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Middle income or Nigeria?: Middle income, at 455.20 million against 45.40 million in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Middle income and Nigeria?: 409.80 million, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Middle income ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.