Melanesia vs Rwanda: Number of undernourished people (millions)
Melanesia
3.5 num m
in 2025
Rwanda
3.2 num m
in 2024
Melanesia rank
39th
Rwanda rank
41st
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- Melanesia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 3.5 num m against 3.2 num m in Rwanda, a difference of 0.3 num m.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Rwanda ahead.
Melanesia ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 41st of 120 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.93 num m | 2.84 num m | 0.9111 num m | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.71 num m | 3.53 num m | 0.82 num m | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 3.26 num m | 3.68 num m | 0.42 num m | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Melanesia or Rwanda?
- Melanesia, at 3.5 num m against 3.2 num m in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Melanesia and Rwanda?
- 0.3 num m, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Rwanda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Rwanda rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Melanesia ranks 39th and Rwanda ranks 41st 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.