Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Nigeria or Pakistan?

Nigeria, at 45.40 million against 40.90 million in Pakistan as of 2023.

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

4.50 million, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Pakistan: Number of people who are undernourished

Nigeria

45.40 million

in 2023

Pakistan

40.90 million

in 2023

Nigeria rank

2nd

Pakistan rank

3rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Nigeria
Pakistan

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 45.40 million against 40.90 million in Pakistan, a difference of 4.50 million.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.34 million	30.68 million	17.33 million	Pakistan
2010s	21.76 million	28.96 million	7.20 million	Pakistan
2020s	39.88 million	38.05 million	1.82 million	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Nigeria or Pakistan?: Nigeria, at 45.40 million against 40.90 million in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Nigeria and Pakistan?: 4.50 million, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pakistan?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pakistan rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Nigeria ranks 2nd and Pakistan ranks 3rd 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.