Somalia vs Syria: Number of undernourished people (millions)
Somalia
10.7 num m
in 2024
Syria
10.1 num m
in 2024
Somalia rank
14th
Syria rank
16th
Number of undernourished people (millions) over time
- Somalia
- Syria
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 10.7 num m against 10.1 num m in Syria, a difference of 0.6 num m.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 14th and Syria ranks 16th of 120 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.43 num m | 1.21 num m | 6.22 num m | Somalia |
| 2010s | 8.56 num m | 2.77 num m | 5.79 num m | Somalia |
| 2020s | 9.54 num m | 8.2 num m | 1.34 num m | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of undernourished people, Somalia or Syria?
- Somalia, at 10.7 num m against 10.1 num m in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of undernourished people between Somalia and Syria?
- 0.6 num m, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Syria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Syria rank globally for number of undernourished people?
- Somalia ranks 14th and Syria ranks 16th 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.