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Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)

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World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC 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. 27El Salvador15.4
  30. 27Honduras15.4
  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. 42Albania8.4
  47. 42Cote d'Ivoire8.4
  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. 64Cambodia3.6
  75. 64Chile3.6
  76. 65Singapore3.5
  77. 66Kuwait3.4
  78. 66North Macedonia3.4
  79. 66Antigua and Barbuda3.4
  80. 66Brazil3.4
  81. 67United Kingdom3.3
  82. 68Portugal3.1
  83. 69Philippines3
  84. 70Mexico2.9
  85. 70Finland2.9
  86. 71Netherlands2.7
  87. 71Costa Rica2.7
  88. 71France2.7
  89. 71Uruguay2.7
  90. 72Mali2.6
  91. 73Sweden2.5
  92. 74Denmark2.4
  93. 74Belgium2.4
  94. 75Viet Nam2.2
  95. 76Malta2.1
  96. 76Iceland2.1
  97. 76Ireland2.1
  98. 77Bulgaria2
  99. 78Bosnia and Herzegovina1.9
  100. 78Canada1.9
  101. 78Latvia1.9
  102. 79Czechia1.8
  103. 80Montenegro1.6
  104. 80Norway1.6
  105. 81Greece1.5
  106. 81Serbia1.5
  107. 81Austria1.5
  108. 82Slovak Republic1.4
  109. 82Spain1.4
  110. 83Azerbaijan1.3
  111. 84Lithuania1.2
  112. 84Germany1.2
  113. 85Switzerland1.1
  114. 85Estonia1.1
  115. 85Japan1.1
  116. 85Korea, Rep.1.1
  117. 85Sri Lanka1.1
  118. 86Croatia1
  119. 86United States1
  120. 87Israel0.9
  121. 87United Arab Emirates0.9
  122. 87Slovenia0.9
  123. 88Thailand0.8
  124. 89Mongolia0.7
  125. 90Kazakhstan0.6
  126. 90Luxembourg0.6
  127. 91Indonesia0
  128. 91Cyprus0
  129. 91Russian Federation0
  130. 91Poland0
  131. 91Belarus0
  132. 91Armenia0
  133. 91Italy0

Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)