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Number of moderately or severely food insecure people

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Nigeria170.4M
  2. 2Pakistan104.3M
  3. 3Congo, Dem. Rep.86.2M
  4. 4Ethiopia79.1M
  5. 5Kenya40.9M
  6. 6Tanzania38.7M
  7. 7Philippines37.8M
  8. 8United States35.3M
  9. 8Egypt, Arab Rep.35.3M
  10. 9Iran, Islamic Rep.35.2M
  11. 10Afghanistan33.6M
  12. 11Yemen, Rep.28.8M
  13. 12Brazil28.5M
  14. 13Uganda26.6M
  15. 14Mexico25.1M
  16. 15Madagascar22.6M
  17. 16Myanmar17.7M
  18. 17Cameroon17.4M
  19. 18Malawi17.2M
  20. 19Argentina15.4M
  21. 20Ghana15M
  22. 21Colombia14.6M
  23. 22Peru13.9M
  24. 23Niger13.3M
  25. 24South Africa13.1M
  26. 25Chad12.8M
  27. 26Ukraine12.6M
  28. 27Indonesia12.5M
  29. 28Cote d'Ivoire12M
  30. 29Zimbabwe11.2M
  31. 30Nepal10.9M
  32. 31Viet Nam10.7M
  33. 32South Sudan10.1M
  34. 33Burundi9.7M
  35. 33Haiti9.7M
  36. 34Burkina Faso9.5M
  37. 35Zambia9.4M
  38. 36Benin9.3M
  39. 37Guatemala8.8M
  40. 38Uzbekistan8.7M
  41. 39Algeria8.1M
  42. 40Sierra Leone7.6M
  43. 41Japan7.3M
  44. 42Cambodia7M
  45. 43Ecuador6M
  46. 44Malaysia5.9M
  47. 45France5.6M
  48. 46Togo5.4M
  49. 47Senegal5.3M
  50. 48Dominican Republic5M
  51. 49Mali4.9M
  52. 50United Kingdom4.7M
  53. 51Honduras4.4M
  54. 51Liberia4.4M
  55. 52Russian Federation4M
  56. 52Canada4M
  57. 53Thailand3.9M
  58. 54Chile3.8M
  59. 55Australia3.7M
  60. 56Romania3.5M
  61. 57Germany3.4M
  62. 58Mauritania3.3M
  63. 59Tunisia3.1M
  64. 59Spain3.1M
  65. 60El Salvador2.9M
  66. 61Korea, Rep.2.8M
  67. 62Lao PDR2.7M
  68. 63Sri Lanka2.6M
  69. 63Libya2.6M
  70. 63Tajikistan2.6M
  71. 64Lebanon2.4M
  72. 65Namibia1.7M
  73. 66Jamaica1.6M
  74. 67Gambia, The1.5M
  75. 67Hungary1.5M
  76. 67West Bank and Gaza1.5M
  77. 68Azerbaijan1.4M
  78. 68Netherlands1.4M
  79. 68Lesotho1.4M
  80. 69Poland1.3M
  81. 69Botswana1.3M
  82. 70Portugal1.2M
  83. 71Czechia1.1M
  84. 72Georgia1M
  85. 72Italy1M
  86. 73Albania900,000
  87. 73New Zealand900,000
  88. 73Belgium900,000
  89. 73Israel900,000
  90. 74Bulgaria800,000
  91. 74Serbia800,000
  92. 74Moldova800,000
  93. 74Costa Rica800,000
  94. 75Comoros700,000
  95. 75Sweden700,000
  96. 75Finland700,000
  97. 75Greece700,000
  98. 75Eswatini700,000
  99. 76Djibouti600,000
  100. 77Uruguay500,000
  101. 77Singapore500,000
  102. 78Mauritius400,000
  103. 78Kazakhstan400,000
  104. 78Kuwait400,000
  105. 78Slovak Republic400,000
  106. 78Austria400,000
  107. 78Norway400,000
  108. 78Trinidad and Tobago400,000
  109. 78Denmark400,000
  110. 78United Arab Emirates400,000
  111. 79Bosnia and Herzegovina300,000
  112. 79North Macedonia300,000
  113. 79Ireland300,000
  114. 80Slovenia200,000
  115. 80Croatia200,000
  116. 80Guyana200,000
  117. 80Armenia200,000
  118. 80Lithuania200,000
  119. 80Latvia200,000
  120. 80Cabo Verde200,000
  121. 80Mongolia200,000
  122. 80Switzerland200,000
  123. 81Kiribati100,000
  124. 81Antigua and Barbuda100,000
  125. 81Palau100,000
  126. 81Cyprus100,000
  127. 81Malta100,000
  128. 81Estonia100,000
  129. 81Belarus100,000
  130. 81Grenada100,000
  131. 81Montenegro100,000
  132. 81Luxembourg100,000
  133. 81Samoa100,000
  134. 81Iceland100,000

Number of moderately or severely food insecure people