Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Somalia or Uganda?

Uganda, at 10.70 million against 9.80 million in Somalia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?

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.

Somalia vs Uganda: Number of people who are undernourished

Somalia

9.80 million

in 2023

Uganda

10.70 million

in 2023

Somalia rank

16th

Uganda rank

15th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Somalia
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 10.70 million against 9.80 million in Somalia, a difference of 900,000.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

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

Somalia ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7.43 million	5.38 million	2.06 million	Somalia
2010s	8.56 million	10.31 million	1.75 million	Uganda
2020s	9.22 million	12.15 million	2.92 million	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Somalia or Uganda?: Uganda, at 10.70 million against 9.80 million in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Somalia and Uganda?: 900,000, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Somalia ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th 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.