Afghanistan vs Melanesia: Number of undernourished people
Afghanistan
11.7
in 2023
Melanesia
3.3
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Melanesia rank
12th
Number of undernourished people over time
- Afghanistan
- Melanesia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 11.7 against 3.3 in Melanesia, a difference of 8.4.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.5 times Melanesia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 97 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 | 1.93 | 5.37 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.81 | 2.68 | 4.13 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 11.4 | 3.12 | 8.27 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Afghanistan or Melanesia?
- Afghanistan, at 11.7 against 3.3 in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Afghanistan and Melanesia?
- 8.4, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Melanesia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Melanesia rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Melanesia ranks 12th of 97 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.