What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?

203 population, with Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?

21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm), published as Prevalence of undernourishment (population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Prevalence of undernourishment (population)

Africa

237 population

in 2011

Democratic Republic of Congo

34 population

in 2011

Africa rank

1st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Prevalence of undernourishment (population) over time

Africa
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Africa currently reports 237 population against 34 population in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 203 population.

That makes Africa's figure about 7.0 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 6 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	186.11 population	11 population	175.11 population	Africa
2000s	210.9 population	26.9 population	184 population	Africa
2010s	232.5 population	33.5 population	199 population	Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Africa or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Africa, at 237 population against 34 population in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 203 population, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?: Africa ranks 1st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm), published as Prevalence of undernourishment (population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment (population)
Unit: population
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 1,218 data points, 1991–2011
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Population below minimum dietary energy consumption is the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously.