Papua New Guinea vs Small states: Number of people who are undernourished

Papua New Guinea
3.00 million
in 2023
Small states
2.30 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Small states rank
36th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Small states
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.00 million against 2.30 million in Small states, a difference of 700,000.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.

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

Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Small states ranks 36th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Small states in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Small states Difference Ahead
2000s 1.81 million 2.58 million 766,667 Small states
2010s 2.45 million 2.18 million 270,000 Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.88 million 2.20 million 675,000 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Papua New Guinea or Small states?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.00 million against 2.30 million in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Papua New Guinea and Small states?
700,000, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Small states?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Small states rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Small states ranks 36th 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

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.