China vs Eastern Africa: Number of undernourished people (millions)
China
38.7 num m
in 2009
Eastern Africa
131.3 num m
in 2025
China rank
5th
Eastern Africa rank
8th
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- China
- Eastern Africa
How they compare
Eastern Africa currently reports 131.3 num m against 38.7 num m in China, a difference of 92.6 num m.
That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 3.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was China ahead.
China ranks 5th and Eastern Africa ranks 8th of 120 countries.
Eastern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, China or Eastern Africa?
- Eastern Africa, at 131.3 num m against 38.7 num m in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between China and Eastern Africa?
- 92.6 num m, with Eastern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Eastern Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2009.
- How do China and Eastern Africa rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- China ranks 5th and Eastern Africa ranks 8th 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.