Papua New Guinea vs Zimbabwe: Number of people who are undernourished

Papua New Guinea
3.00 million
in 2023
Zimbabwe
3.20 million
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
36th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.20 million against 3.00 million in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 200,000.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 1.81 million 3.72 million 1.91 million Zimbabwe
2010s 2.45 million 4.48 million 2.03 million Zimbabwe
2020s 2.88 million 3.73 million 850,000 Zimbabwe

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 Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 3.20 million against 3.00 million in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
200,000, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
Papua New Guinea ranks 37th and Zimbabwe 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.