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Number of people who are undernourished

millions · higher is better · 139 countries

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  1. 1India172.1M
  2. 2Nigeria45.4M
  3. 3Pakistan40.9M
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.40.7M
  5. 5Ethiopia25.4M
  6. 6Kenya20.4M
  7. 7Bangladesh17.9M
  8. 8Indonesia17.7M
  9. 9Tanzania13.4M
  10. 10Madagascar12.3M
  11. 11Afghanistan11.7M
  12. 12Egypt, Arab Rep.10.8M
  13. 13Uganda10.7M
  14. 14Somalia, Fed. Rep.9.8M
  15. 15Syrian Arab Republic9.2M
  16. 16Angola8.3M
  17. 17Zambia7.7M
  18. 18Mozambique7.3M
  19. 19Iraq6.7M
  20. 20South Africa6.3M
  21. 20Haiti6.3M
  22. 21Chad6.2M
  23. 21Iran, Islamic Rep.6.2M
  24. 22Viet Nam5.3M
  25. 23Malawi4.5M
  26. 24Mexico3.5M
  27. 24Cote d'Ivoire3.5M
  28. 25Philippines3.4M
  29. 25Rwanda3.4M
  30. 25Niger3.4M
  31. 26Thailand3.3M
  32. 27Zimbabwe3.2M
  33. 28Papua New Guinea3M
  34. 28Burkina Faso3M
  35. 29Mali2.9M
  36. 29Myanmar2.9M
  37. 30Ukraine2.7M
  38. 30Bolivia2.7M
  39. 31Morocco2.6M
  40. 31South Sudan2.6M
  41. 32Peru2.3M
  42. 33Ecuador2.2M
  43. 34Guatemala2.1M
  44. 34Ghana2.1M
  45. 35Liberia2M
  46. 35Benin2M
  47. 35Colombia2M
  48. 35Sierra Leone2M
  49. 36Venezuela, RB1.7M
  50. 36Sri Lanka1.7M
  51. 37Honduras1.6M
  52. 37Central African Republic1.6M
  53. 37Congo, Rep.1.6M
  54. 37Nepal1.6M
  55. 37Jordan1.6M
  56. 37Guinea1.6M
  57. 38Argentina1.5M
  58. 39Cameroon1.4M
  59. 40Libya1.2M
  60. 41Senegal900,000
  61. 41Taiwan900,000
  62. 41Tajikistan900,000
  63. 41Cambodia900,000
  64. 42Togo800,000
  65. 43Botswana600,000
  66. 43Gabon600,000
  67. 44Lebanon500,000
  68. 44Chile500,000
  69. 44Guinea-Bissau500,000
  70. 44Namibia500,000
  71. 44Gambia, The500,000
  72. 45El Salvador400,000
  73. 45Dominican Republic400,000
  74. 45Mauritania400,000
  75. 45Tunisia400,000
  76. 45Paraguay400,000
  77. 45Kyrgyz Republic400,000
  78. 46Turkmenistan300,000
  79. 46Timor-Leste300,000
  80. 46Oman300,000
  81. 46Panama300,000
  82. 47Trinidad and Tobago200,000
  83. 47Slovak Republic200,000
  84. 47Albania200,000
  85. 47Hong Kong SAR, China200,000
  86. 47Solomon Islands200,000
  87. 47Eswatini200,000
  88. 47Jamaica200,000
  89. 48Kiribati100,000
  90. 48Dominica100,000
  91. 48Sao Tome and Principe100,000
  92. 48St. Vincent and the Grenadines100,000
  93. 48Suriname100,000
  94. 48Comoros100,000
  95. 48Samoa100,000
  96. 48Fiji100,000
  97. 48Cabo Verde100,000
  98. 48Barbados100,000
  99. 48New Caledonia100,000
  100. 48French Polynesia100,000
  101. 48Vanuatu100,000
  102. 48Macao SAR, China100,000
  103. 48Mauritius100,000
  104. 48Belize100,000
  105. 48Djibouti100,000

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