Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Ethiopia or Middle income?

Ethiopia, at 19.7% against 8.5% in Middle income as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Middle income: Prevalence of undernourishment

Ethiopia

19.7%

in 2023

Middle income

8.5%

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

28th

Middle income rank

26th

Prevalence of undernourishment over time

Ethiopia
Middle income

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 19.7% against 8.5% in Middle income, a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 28th and Middle income ranks 26th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	35.4%	12.7%	22.7%	Ethiopia
2010s	17.2%	8.3%	8.9%	Ethiopia
2020s	20.2%	8.7%	11.5%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Ethiopia or Middle income?: Ethiopia, at 19.7% against 8.5% in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Ethiopia and Middle income?: 11.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle income?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Middle income rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?: Ethiopia ranks 28th and Middle income ranks 26th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Middle income: Prevalence of undernourishment. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-undernourishment-percent-of-population/ethiopia/middle-income/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-undernourishment-percent-of-population/ethiopia/middle-income/">Ethiopia vs Middle income: Prevalence of undernourishment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)
Unit: % of population
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,908 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of undernourishment is the percentage of the population whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life. Data showing as 2.5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 2.5%.