Americas vs Papua New Guinea: Prevalence of undernourishment
Americas
3.0%
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
30.5%
in 2024
Americas rank
27th
Papua New Guinea rank
12th
Prevalence of undernourishment over time
- Americas
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 30.5% against 3.0% in Americas, a difference of 27.5%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 10.2 times Americas's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 30 groups.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 27.8% | 22.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 28.4% | 25.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 29.1% | 25.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Americas or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 30.5% against 3.0% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 27.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Papua New Guinea rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Americas ranks 27th and Papua New Guinea ranks 12th of 30 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Prevalence of undernourishment (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.