China vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Number of undernourished people (millions)
China
38.7 num m
in 2009
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
253.8 num m
in 2025
China rank
5th
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
5th
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- China
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
How they compare
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 253.8 num m against 38.7 num m in China, a difference of 215.1 num m.
That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 6.6 times China's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th of 120 countries.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, China or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 253.8 num m against 38.7 num m in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 215.1 num m, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2009.
- How do China and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- China ranks 5th and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 5th 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.