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Share of the population defined as severely food insecure

% · higher is better · 156 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1South Sudan63.1%
  2. 2Malawi55.6%
  3. 3Haiti45.4%
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.42.5%
  5. 5Liberia37.1%
  6. 6Sierra Leone33.7%
  7. 7Afghanistan31%
  8. 8Namibia30%
  9. 9Kenya28.1%
  10. 10Jamaica27.8%
  11. 11Comoros27.4%
  12. 12Botswana26.1%
  13. 13Chad25.2%
  14. 14Zimbabwe25.1%
  15. 15Cameroon24.7%
  16. 15Lesotho24.7%
  17. 16Tanzania24.4%
  18. 17Nigeria24.3%
  19. 18Eswatini22.2%
  20. 19Gambia, The21.7%
  21. 20Guatemala21.3%
  22. 21Burundi20.9%
  23. 22Ethiopia19%
  24. 23Dominican Republic17.9%
  25. 24Madagascar17.8%
  26. 25Libya17.2%
  27. 25Zambia17.2%
  28. 26Djibouti16.5%
  29. 27Honduras15.4%
  30. 27El Salvador15.4%
  31. 28Benin15%
  32. 29Uganda14.9%
  33. 30Peru14.5%
  34. 31Mauritania13.1%
  35. 32Nepal12.8%
  36. 33Argentina12.3%
  37. 34Mauritius12.2%
  38. 35Egypt, Arab Rep.12%
  39. 36Ecuador11.9%
  40. 37Pakistan10.1%
  41. 37Lebanon10.1%
  42. 38Togo9.9%
  43. 39Tunisia9.6%
  44. 40Ghana9.4%
  45. 41South Africa8.5%
  46. 42Cote d'Ivoire8.4%
  47. 42Albania8.4%
  48. 43Niger7.6%
  49. 44Burkina Faso7.3%
  50. 45Myanmar7.2%
  51. 46Romania7%
  52. 47Palau6.9%
  53. 47Trinidad and Tobago6.9%
  54. 48West Bank and Gaza6.3%
  55. 49Georgia6.2%
  56. 50Cabo Verde6.1%
  57. 51Iran, Islamic Rep.5.9%
  58. 52Kiribati5.8%
  59. 52Malaysia5.8%
  60. 53Lao PDR5.6%
  61. 53Tajikistan5.6%
  62. 54Moldova5.4%
  63. 55Ukraine5.3%
  64. 56Uzbekistan5.2%
  65. 57Colombia5%
  66. 58Algeria4.9%
  67. 59Guyana4.7%
  68. 59Grenada4.7%
  69. 60Hungary4.5%
  70. 60Samoa4.5%
  71. 61New Zealand4.3%
  72. 62Senegal4%
  73. 63Australia3.7%
  74. 64Chile3.6%
  75. 64Cambodia3.6%
  76. 65Singapore3.5%
  77. 66Antigua and Barbuda3.4%
  78. 66Brazil3.4%
  79. 66North Macedonia3.4%
  80. 66Kuwait3.4%
  81. 67United Kingdom3.3%
  82. 68Portugal3.1%
  83. 69Philippines3%
  84. 70Mexico2.9%
  85. 70Finland2.9%
  86. 71Netherlands2.7%
  87. 71France2.7%
  88. 71Uruguay2.7%
  89. 71Costa Rica2.7%
  90. 72Mali2.6%
  91. 73Sweden2.5%
  92. 74Belgium2.4%
  93. 74Denmark2.4%
  94. 75Viet Nam2.2%
  95. 76Malta2.1%
  96. 76Iceland2.1%
  97. 76Ireland2.1%
  98. 77Bulgaria2%
  99. 78Canada1.9%
  100. 78Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9%
  101. 78Latvia1.9%
  102. 79Czechia1.8%
  103. 80Montenegro1.6%
  104. 80Norway1.6%
  105. 81Austria1.5%
  106. 81Serbia1.5%
  107. 81Greece1.5%
  108. 82Spain1.4%
  109. 82Slovak Republic1.4%
  110. 83Azerbaijan1.3%
  111. 84Lithuania1.2%
  112. 84Germany1.2%
  113. 85Sri Lanka1.1%
  114. 85Switzerland1.1%
  115. 85Estonia1.1%
  116. 85Japan1.1%
  117. 85Korea, Rep.1.1%
  118. 86United States1%
  119. 86Croatia1%
  120. 87United Arab Emirates0.9%
  121. 87Slovenia0.9%
  122. 87Israel0.9%
  123. 88Thailand0.8%
  124. 89Mongolia0.7%
  125. 90Luxembourg0.6%
  126. 90Kazakhstan0.6%
  127. 91Indonesia0.5%
  128. 91Poland0.5%
  129. 91Russian Federation0.5%
  130. 91Armenia0.5%
  131. 91Cyprus0.5%
  132. 91Italy0.5%
  133. 91Belarus0.5%

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure