Caribbean vs Southern Africa: Number of undernourished people (millions)
Caribbean
7.4 num m
in 2025
Southern Africa
9.1 num m
in 2025
Caribbean rank
21st
Southern Africa rank
23rd
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- Caribbean
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 9.1 num m against 7.4 num m in Caribbean, a difference of 1.7 num m.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Southern Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.8 num m | 2.82 num m | 3.98 num m | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 5.68 num m | 4.42 num m | 1.26 num m | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 7.07 num m | 8.02 num m | 0.95 num m | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Caribbean or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 9.1 num m against 7.4 num m in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Caribbean and Southern Africa?
- 1.7 num m, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Southern Africa?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Southern Africa rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Caribbean ranks 21st and Southern Africa ranks 23rd of 120 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.