Somalia vs Syria: Number of people who are undernourished
Somalia
9.80 million
in 2023
Syria
9.20 million
in 2023
Somalia rank
16th
Syria rank
17th
Number of people who are undernourished over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 9.80 million against 9.20 million in Syria, a difference of 600,000.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 16th and Syria ranks 17th of 130 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 million | 1.21 million | 6.22 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.56 million | 2.69 million | 5.87 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.22 million | 7.72 million | 1.50 million | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 9.80 million against 9.20 million in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Somalia and Syria?
- 600,000, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
- Somalia ranks 16th and Syria ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.