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Number of people who cannot afford sufficient calories

people · higher is better · 150 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2021
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  1. 1Nigeria123.4M
  2. 2India76.5M
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.57.5M
  4. 4China41.8M
  5. 5Brazil35.8M
  6. 6Tanzania31.8M
  7. 7South Africa29.3M
  8. 8Indonesia27.3M
  9. 9Kenya26.3M
  10. 10Madagascar22.9M
  11. 11Pakistan20.2M
  12. 12Angola19M
  13. 13Mozambique18M
  14. 14Philippines17.4M
  15. 15Uganda16.1M
  16. 16Ethiopia14.5M
  17. 17Bangladesh14.1M
  18. 18Zambia12.5M
  19. 19Mexico12.2M
  20. 20Colombia12.1M
  21. 21Ghana10.3M
  22. 22Romania8.8M
  23. 23Malawi8.5M
  24. 24Cameroon8M
  25. 25United States7.7M
  26. 26South Sudan7.1M
  27. 27Cote d'Ivoire6.4M
  28. 28Japan6.3M
  29. 29Chile6.1M
  30. 30Guatemala5.7M
  31. 31Egypt, Arab Rep.5.6M
  32. 31Burundi5.6M
  33. 32Peru5.2M
  34. 33Haiti5.1M
  35. 34Niger4.8M
  36. 35Rwanda4.2M
  37. 36Sudan3.9M
  38. 37Iraq3.8M
  39. 38Myanmar3.4M
  40. 39Spain3.3M
  41. 39Congo, Rep.3.3M
  42. 40Italy3.1M
  43. 40Chad3.1M
  44. 41Ecuador2.7M
  45. 42Senegal2.6M
  46. 42Central African Republic2.6M
  47. 43Benin2.5M
  48. 44Turkiye2.4M
  49. 44Mali2.4M
  50. 45Burkina Faso2.2M
  51. 46Thailand2.1M
  52. 47Honduras1.9M
  53. 48Poland1.8M
  54. 48Viet Nam1.8M
  55. 48Uzbekistan1.8M
  56. 49Panama1.6M
  57. 49Greece1.6M
  58. 50Lao PDR1.5M
  59. 50United Kingdom1.5M
  60. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.1.5M
  61. 50Germany1.5M
  62. 51Togo1.4M
  63. 51Sierra Leone1.4M
  64. 52Israel1.3M
  65. 52France1.3M
  66. 53Korea, Rep.1.2M
  67. 53Namibia1.2M
  68. 54Liberia1.1M
  69. 54Dominican Republic1.1M
  70. 55Lesotho1M
  71. 55Guinea1M
  72. 55Uruguay1M
  73. 55Botswana1M
  74. 55Portugal1M
  75. 56Canada899,999
  76. 56Syrian Arab Republic899,999
  77. 57Russian Federation800,000
  78. 57Nepal800,000
  79. 58Slovak Republic699,999
  80. 58Sri Lanka699,999
  81. 58Morocco699,999
  82. 59Nicaragua600,000
  83. 59Hungary600,000
  84. 59Taiwan600,000
  85. 59Tajikistan600,000
  86. 59Mauritania600,000
  87. 59Armenia600,000
  88. 59Australia600,000
  89. 60Paraguay500,000
  90. 60Eswatini500,000
  91. 61Bolivia400,000
  92. 61Gabon400,000
  93. 61Trinidad and Tobago400,000
  94. 61Croatia400,000
  95. 62Fiji300,000
  96. 62Gambia, The300,000
  97. 62Jordan300,000
  98. 62Guinea-Bissau300,000
  99. 62Comoros300,000
  100. 62Costa Rica300,000
  101. 62Czechia300,000
  102. 62Sweden300,000
  103. 63United Arab Emirates200,000
  104. 63Jamaica200,000
  105. 63North Macedonia200,000
  106. 63Serbia200,000
  107. 63Belize200,000
  108. 63Kazakhstan200,000
  109. 63Bulgaria200,000
  110. 63Latvia200,000
  111. 63Lithuania200,000
  112. 63Austria200,000
  113. 63Malaysia200,000
  114. 63Djibouti200,000
  115. 63Netherlands200,000
  116. 64Mauritius100,000
  117. 64Albania100,000
  118. 64Belgium100,000
  119. 64Switzerland100,000
  120. 64Guyana100,000
  121. 64Kyrgyz Republic100,000
  122. 64Moldova100,000
  123. 64Norway100,000
  124. 64West Bank and Gaza100,000
  125. 64Suriname100,000
  126. 65Azerbaijan0
  127. 65Sao Tome and Principe0
  128. 65Qatar0
  129. 65Mongolia0
  130. 65Slovenia0
  131. 65Montenegro0
  132. 65Malta0
  133. 65Seychelles0
  134. 65Maldives0
  135. 65Luxembourg0
  136. 65St. Lucia0
  137. 65Lebanon0
  138. 65Iceland0
  139. 65Ireland0
  140. 65Tunisia0
  141. 65Grenada0
  142. 65Finland0
  143. 65Estonia0
  144. 65Algeria0
  145. 65Denmark0
  146. 65Cyprus0
  147. 65Cabo Verde0
  148. 65Bhutan0
  149. 65Belarus0
  150. 65Bosnia and Herzegovina0

Number of people who cannot afford sufficient calories