Congo vs Melanesia: Prevalence of undernourishment (%)
Congo
25.0%
in 2024
Melanesia
26.9%
in 2025
Congo rank
18th
Melanesia rank
16th
Prevalence of undernourishment (%) over time
- Congo
- Melanesia
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports 26.9% against 25.0% in Congo, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Melanesia's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.9% | 23.3% | 6.6% | Congo |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 25.2% | 6.1% | Congo |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 26.1% | 0.3% | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of undernourishment, Congo or Melanesia?
- Melanesia, at 26.9% against 25.0% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in prevalence of undernourishment between Congo and Melanesia?
- 1.9%, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Melanesia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Melanesia rank globally for prevalence of undernourishment?
- Congo ranks 18th and Melanesia ranks 16th of 140 countries.
- 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.