Afghanistan vs Bangladesh: Number of undernourished people
Afghanistan
11.9 num m
in 2024
Bangladesh
14.3 num m
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
13th
Bangladesh rank
9th
Number of undernourished people over time
- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 14.3 num m against 11.9 num m in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.4 num m.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Bangladesh ranks 9th of 118 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 num m | 22.6 num m | 15.3 num m | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 6.82 num m | 24.01 num m | 17.19 num m | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 12.2 num m | 15.36 num m | 3.16 num m | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 14.3 num m against 11.9 num m in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 2.4 num m, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bangladesh?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Bangladesh rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Bangladesh ranks 9th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of undernourished people (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.