Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Madagascar or Mozambique?

Mozambique, at 9 population against 7 population in Madagascar as of 2011.

What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Madagascar and Mozambique?

2 population, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?

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.

Madagascar vs Mozambique: Prevalence of undernourishment

Madagascar

7 population

in 2011

Mozambique

9 population

in 2011

Madagascar rank

9th

Mozambique rank

8th

Prevalence of undernourishment over time

Madagascar
Mozambique

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 9 population against 7 population in Madagascar, a difference of 2 population.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.89 population	8.33 population	4.44 population	Mozambique
2000s	5.2 population	8.4 population	3.2 population	Mozambique
2010s	7 population	9 population	2 population	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Madagascar or Mozambique?: Mozambique, at 9 population against 7 population in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Madagascar and Mozambique?: 2 population, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?: Madagascar ranks 9th and Mozambique ranks 8th of 52 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Madagascar vs Mozambique: Prevalence of undernourishment. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/foodsecurity/index_en.htm). Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-undernourishment-population/madagascar/mozambique/

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-population/madagascar/mozambique/">Madagascar vs Mozambique: Prevalence of undernourishment</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 21 August 2026

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