What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Small states and Thailand?

1.00 million, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Thailand?

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.

Small states vs Thailand: Number of people who are undernourished

Small states

2.30 million

in 2023

Thailand

3.30 million

in 2023

Small states rank

36th

Thailand rank

35th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Small states
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3.30 million against 2.30 million in Small states, a difference of 1.00 million.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.

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

Small states ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 35th of 42 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Small states	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.58 million	8.44 million	5.87 million	Thailand
2010s	2.18 million	5.92 million	3.74 million	Thailand
2020s	2.20 million	3.77 million	1.57 million	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Small states or Thailand?: Thailand, at 3.30 million against 2.30 million in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Small states and Thailand?: 1.00 million, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Thailand?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Small states and Thailand rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Small states ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 35th 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.