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Share of people who are undernourished

% · higher is better · 170 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Haiti54.2%
  2. 2Somalia, Fed. Rep.53.2%
  3. 3Madagascar39.5%
  4. 4Syrian Arab Republic39%
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.38.5%
  6. 6Zambia37.2%
  7. 7Kenya36.8%
  8. 8Liberia35.5%
  9. 9Chad32%
  10. 10Central African Republic29.8%
  11. 11Papua New Guinea28.7%
  12. 12Afghanistan28.1%
  13. 13Congo, Rep.26.4%
  14. 14Gabon25.3%
  15. 15Rwanda24.4%
  16. 16Sierra Leone24.1%
  17. 17Botswana24%
  18. 18Angola22.5%
  19. 19South Sudan22.3%
  20. 20Guinea-Bissau22.1%
  21. 21Uganda22%
  22. 22Bolivia21.8%
  23. 22Mozambique21.8%
  24. 23Malawi21.4%
  25. 24Tanzania20.2%
  26. 25Solomon Islands20%
  27. 26Nigeria19.9%
  28. 27Zimbabwe19.7%
  29. 27Ethiopia19.7%
  30. 28Timor-Leste18.7%
  31. 29Namibia18.1%
  32. 30Sao Tome and Principe17.4%
  33. 31Gambia, The16.8%
  34. 32Pakistan16.5%
  35. 32Libya16.5%
  36. 33Comoros15.4%
  37. 34Iraq14.9%
  38. 35Honduras14.8%
  39. 36Eswatini14.7%
  40. 37Benin14.3%
  41. 37Jordan14.3%
  42. 38Cabo Verde13.5%
  43. 39Burkina Faso13.1%
  44. 40Niger12.9%
  45. 40Djibouti12.9%
  46. 41Mali12.3%
  47. 42Ecuador12.1%
  48. 43India12%
  49. 44Guatemala11.8%
  50. 45Guinea11.4%
  51. 46Macao SAR, China11.2%
  52. 46Trinidad and Tobago11.2%
  53. 47Cote d'Ivoire11.1%
  54. 48Bangladesh10.4%
  55. 49South Africa10%
  56. 50Suriname9.7%
  57. 51Egypt, Arab Rep.9.4%
  58. 52Togo9.1%
  59. 53Mauritius8.7%
  60. 53Mauritania8.7%
  61. 53Lebanon8.7%
  62. 54Tajikistan8.4%
  63. 55Jamaica7.7%
  64. 56Sri Lanka7.4%
  65. 57Vanuatu7.2%
  66. 58Belize7%
  67. 58Morocco7%
  68. 59Ukraine6.9%
  69. 59Peru6.9%
  70. 60Iran, Islamic Rep.6.8%
  71. 60Fiji6.8%
  72. 61El Salvador6.7%
  73. 62Indonesia6.3%
  74. 62Ghana6.3%
  75. 63St. Vincent and the Grenadines6.1%
  76. 64Oman5.9%
  77. 64Venezuela, RB5.9%
  78. 65Panama5.7%
  79. 66Myanmar5.4%
  80. 66Albania5.4%
  81. 67Viet Nam5.3%
  82. 67Nepal5.3%
  83. 68Paraguay5.2%
  84. 68Cambodia5.2%
  85. 69Senegal5.1%
  86. 69Kyrgyz Republic5.1%
  87. 70New Caledonia4.9%
  88. 71Cameroon4.8%
  89. 72Thailand4.6%
  90. 73Barbados4.4%
  91. 74Turkmenistan4.3%
  92. 75Kiribati4.1%
  93. 76Colombia3.9%
  94. 77French Polynesia3.8%
  95. 77Taiwan3.8%
  96. 78Dominican Republic3.6%
  97. 78Dominica3.6%
  98. 78Samoa3.6%
  99. 79Argentina3.4%
  100. 80Hong Kong SAR, China3.1%
  101. 80Slovak Republic3.1%
  102. 81Tunisia3%
  103. 81Philippines3%
  104. 82Mexico2.7%
  105. 83Kazakhstan2.5%
  106. 83Saudi Arabia2.5%
  107. 83Azerbaijan2.5%
  108. 83Korea, Rep.2.5%
  109. 83Russian Federation2.5%
  110. 83Norway2.5%
  111. 83Kuwait2.5%
  112. 83Romania2.5%
  113. 83Canada2.5%
  114. 83Armenia2.5%
  115. 83Portugal2.5%
  116. 83Bosnia and Herzegovina2.5%
  117. 83Brazil2.5%
  118. 83Uzbekistan2.5%
  119. 83Austria2.5%
  120. 83Costa Rica2.5%
  121. 83Cyprus2.5%
  122. 83United States2.5%
  123. 83Czechia2.5%
  124. 83Uruguay2.5%
  125. 83Germany2.5%
  126. 83Denmark2.5%
  127. 83Algeria2.5%
  128. 83Turkiye2.5%
  129. 83Spain2.5%
  130. 83Estonia2.5%
  131. 83Finland2.5%
  132. 83France2.5%
  133. 83United Kingdom2.5%
  134. 83Georgia2.5%
  135. 83Belarus2.5%
  136. 83China2.5%
  137. 83Greece2.5%
  138. 83Seychelles2.5%
  139. 83Guyana2.5%
  140. 83Sweden2.5%
  141. 83Malaysia2.5%
  142. 83United Arab Emirates2.5%
  143. 83Slovenia2.5%
  144. 83Croatia2.5%
  145. 83Hungary2.5%
  146. 83Bulgaria2.5%
  147. 83Ireland2.5%
  148. 83Chile2.5%
  149. 83Serbia2.5%
  150. 83Netherlands2.5%
  151. 83Iceland2.5%
  152. 83Israel2.5%
  153. 83Switzerland2.5%
  154. 83Italy2.5%
  155. 83Lithuania2.5%
  156. 83Luxembourg2.5%
  157. 83Latvia2.5%
  158. 83Poland2.5%
  159. 83Moldova2.5%
  160. 83New Zealand2.5%
  161. 83Mongolia2.5%
  162. 83Montenegro2.5%
  163. 83Malta2.5%
  164. 83Belgium2.5%
  165. 83Australia2.5%
  166. 83North Macedonia2.5%

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