Caribbean vs Zambia: Number of undernourished people (millions)
Caribbean
7.4 num m
in 2025
Zambia
8.7 num m
in 2024
Caribbean rank
21st
Zambia rank
19th
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- Caribbean
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.7 num m against 7.4 num m in Caribbean, a difference of 1.3 num m.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.82 num m | 5.68 num m | 1.14 num m | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 5.68 num m | 5.89 num m | 0.21 num m | Zambia |
| 2020s | 7 num m | 7.46 num m | 0.46 num m | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Caribbean or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.7 num m against 7.4 num m in Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Caribbean and Zambia?
- 1.3 num m, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Zambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Caribbean and Zambia rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Caribbean ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 19th 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.