Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Mozambique or Zambia?

Zambia, at 7.70 million against 7.30 million in Mozambique as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?

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.

Mozambique vs Zambia: Number of people who are undernourished

Mozambique

7.30 million

in 2023

Zambia

7.70 million

in 2023

Mozambique rank

20th

Zambia rank

19th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Mozambique
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 7.70 million against 7.30 million in Mozambique, a difference of 400,000.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.88 million	5.68 million	200,000	Mozambique
2010s	8.03 million	5.89 million	2.14 million	Mozambique
2020s	7.40 million	7.12 million	275,000	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Mozambique or Zambia?: Zambia, at 7.70 million against 7.30 million in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Mozambique and Zambia?: 400,000, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Mozambique ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th 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.