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Share of the population who cannot afford sufficient calories

% · 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. 1Madagascar77.1%
  2. 2South Sudan65.3%
  3. 3Zambia64%
  4. 4Congo, Dem. Rep.58%
  5. 5Mozambique56.9%
  6. 6Nigeria56.4%
  7. 7Congo, Rep.55.6%
  8. 8Angola54.9%
  9. 9Central African Republic51.5%
  10. 10Belize50.9%
  11. 11Tanzania50.5%
  12. 12Kenya49.4%
  13. 13South Africa47.6%
  14. 14Romania45.7%
  15. 15Haiti44.9%
  16. 16Namibia44.2%
  17. 17Burundi42.8%
  18. 17Lesotho42.8%
  19. 18Botswana42.6%
  20. 19Malawi42.5%
  21. 20Eswatini39.7%
  22. 21Panama36.6%
  23. 22Uganda35.1%
  24. 23Fiji34.4%
  25. 24Guatemala32.1%
  26. 25Rwanda31.7%
  27. 25Ghana31.7%
  28. 26Comoros31.5%
  29. 26Chile31.5%
  30. 27Uruguay30.3%
  31. 28Trinidad and Tobago29.8%
  32. 29Cameroon29.6%
  33. 30Seychelles28.8%
  34. 31Colombia23.7%
  35. 32Cote d'Ivoire21.7%
  36. 33Sao Tome and Principe20.8%
  37. 34Liberia20.7%
  38. 35Djibouti20.2%
  39. 36Lao PDR19.9%
  40. 37Niger19.6%
  41. 38Armenia19.3%
  42. 39Benin18.6%
  43. 39Honduras18.6%
  44. 40Chad17.5%
  45. 41Brazil17.1%
  46. 42Sierra Leone17%
  47. 43Gabon16.6%
  48. 44Peru15.7%
  49. 45Philippines15.4%
  50. 45Togo15.4%
  51. 45Greece15.4%
  52. 46Senegal15.2%
  53. 47Ecuador15%
  54. 48Israel14%
  55. 49Guinea-Bissau13.3%
  56. 50Slovak Republic13%
  57. 51Gambia, The12.8%
  58. 52Mauritania12.5%
  59. 53Ethiopia11.9%
  60. 54Mali10.7%
  61. 55Burkina Faso10.2%
  62. 56Croatia10%
  63. 57Indonesia9.9%
  64. 58Dominican Republic9.7%
  65. 59Mexico9.6%
  66. 60Latvia9.4%
  67. 61Portugal9.2%
  68. 62Iraq8.7%
  69. 62Guyana8.7%
  70. 63North Macedonia8.6%
  71. 64Pakistan8.4%
  72. 64Bangladesh8.4%
  73. 64Nicaragua8.4%
  74. 65Grenada8.3%
  75. 65Suriname8.3%
  76. 66Sudan8.2%
  77. 67Paraguay7.2%
  78. 68Spain7%
  79. 68Guinea7%
  80. 69Costa Rica6.5%
  81. 70Hungary6.4%
  82. 70Myanmar6.4%
  83. 71Lithuania6.3%
  84. 72Tajikistan6.1%
  85. 73Cabo Verde5.7%
  86. 74India5.4%
  87. 75Italy5.3%
  88. 75Jamaica5.3%
  89. 76Uzbekistan5.2%
  90. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.5%
  91. 77Japan5%
  92. 78Montenegro4.9%
  93. 79Poland4.8%
  94. 80St. Lucia4.7%
  95. 80Mauritius4.7%
  96. 81Syrian Arab Republic3.9%
  97. 82Bolivia3.8%
  98. 83Serbia3.4%
  99. 84Albania3.3%
  100. 84Estonia3.3%
  101. 85Sri Lanka3.1%
  102. 86Jordan3%
  103. 86Thailand3%
  104. 87China2.9%
  105. 88Turkiye2.7%
  106. 88Sweden2.7%
  107. 89Austria2.6%
  108. 89Nepal2.6%
  109. 89Czechia2.6%
  110. 90Bulgaria2.5%
  111. 90Taiwan2.5%
  112. 90Australia2.5%
  113. 91Canada2.2%
  114. 91United Kingdom2.2%
  115. 91Korea, Rep.2.2%
  116. 91United States2.2%
  117. 92United Arab Emirates2.1%
  118. 93France1.9%
  119. 93Morocco1.9%
  120. 93Malta1.9%
  121. 94Moldova1.8%
  122. 94Kyrgyz Republic1.8%
  123. 94Viet Nam1.8%
  124. 95Germany1.7%
  125. 95Iran, Islamic Rep.1.7%
  126. 96Cyprus1.4%
  127. 96West Bank and Gaza1.4%
  128. 97Norway1.2%
  129. 98Switzerland1%
  130. 98Luxembourg1%
  131. 98Kazakhstan1%
  132. 99Netherlands0.9%
  133. 99Ireland0.9%
  134. 99Bosnia and Herzegovina0.9%
  135. 100Slovenia0.8%
  136. 100Bhutan0.8%
  137. 101Russian Federation0.6%
  138. 101Denmark0.6%
  139. 102Malaysia0.5%
  140. 102Belgium0.5%
  141. 102Mongolia0.5%
  142. 103Iceland0.4%
  143. 103Finland0.4%
  144. 104Tunisia0.3%
  145. 105Belarus0.1%
  146. 106Azerbaijan0%
  147. 106Lebanon0%
  148. 106Maldives0%
  149. 106Algeria0%
  150. 106Qatar0%

Share of the population who cannot afford sufficient calories