Afghanistan vs Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Number of undernourished people
Afghanistan
11.9 num m
in 2024
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
59.7 num m
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
13th
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
13th
Number of undernourished people over time
- Afghanistan
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia currently reports 59.7 num m against 11.9 num m in Afghanistan, a difference of 47.8 num m.
That makes Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's figure about 5.0 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 13th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th of 118 countries.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 num m | 192.94 num m | 185.64 num m | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 6.82 num m | 77.34 num m | 70.52 num m | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 11.85 num m | 60.45 num m | 48.6 num m | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Afghanistan or Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, at 59.7 num m against 11.9 num m in Afghanistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 47.8 num m, with Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Afghanistan and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Afghanistan ranks 13th and Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th 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.