Melanesia vs Niger: Number of undernourished people (millions)
Melanesia
3.5 num m
in 2025
Niger
3.5 num m
in 2024
Melanesia rank
39th
Niger rank
39th
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- Melanesia
- Niger
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 3.5 num m against 3.5 num m in Niger, a difference of 0 num m.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Niger ahead.
Melanesia ranks 39th and Niger ranks 39th of 120 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 num m | 2.51 num m | 0.5778 num m | Niger |
| 2010s | 2.71 num m | 2.46 num m | 0.25 num m | Melanesia |
| 2020s | 3.26 num m | 3.14 num m | 0.12 num m | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Melanesia or Niger?
- Melanesia, at 3.5 num m against 3.5 num m in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Melanesia and Niger?
- 0 num m, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Niger?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Niger rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Melanesia ranks 39th and Niger ranks 39th 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.