Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, IDA only or Papua New Guinea?

Papua New Guinea, at 28.7% against 20.0% in IDA only as of 2023.

What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between IDA only and Papua New Guinea?

8.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Papua New Guinea?

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.

IDA only vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of undernourishment

IDA only

20.0%

in 2023

Papua New Guinea

28.7%

in 2023

IDA only rank

9th

Papua New Guinea rank

12th

Prevalence of undernourishment over time

IDA only
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 28.7% against 20.0% in IDA only, a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times IDA only's.

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

IDA only ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 47 groups.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	23.7%	27.8%	4.1%	Papua New Guinea
2010s	18.7%	28.4%	9.7%	Papua New Guinea
2020s	19.6%	28.4%	8.8%	Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, IDA only or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 28.7% against 20.0% in IDA only as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between IDA only and Papua New Guinea?: 8.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Papua New Guinea?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?: IDA only ranks 9th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 47 groups.
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.

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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%.