Maptheory
social2023

Number of people who are undernourished

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•139 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
5.0millions
Median: 0.9millions
Countries Covered
139
with available data
Highest
India
172.1millions
Lowest
Belize
0.1millions
Top 5 Countries
1India172.1millions
2Nigeria45.4millions
3Pakistan40.9millions
4Democratic Republic of the Congo40.7millions
5People's Republic of China38.5millions
By Region
Asia15.8millions(21 countries)
Africa13.6millions(9 countries)
North America2.8millions(2 countries)
Other2.4millions(91 countries)
South America2.2millions(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.1millions)High (172.1millions)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 5.0millions)

Asia (21)
Africa (9)
North America (2)
Other (91)
South America (7)
Europe (9)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1India172.1millions
2Nigeria45.4millions
3Pakistan40.9millions
4Democratic Republic of the Congo40.7millions
5People's Republic of China38.5millions
6Ethiopia25.4millions
7Kenya20.4millions
8Bangladesh17.9millions
9Indonesia17.7millions
10United Republic of Tanzania13.4millions
11Madagascar12.3millions
12North Korea12.2millions
13Afghanistan11.7millions
14Egypt10.8millions
15Uganda10.7millions
16Somalia9.8millions
17Syrian Arab Republic9.2millions
18Angola8.3millions
19Zambia7.7millions
20Mozambique7.3millions
21Iraq6.7millions
22Brazil6.7millions
23Haiti6.3millions
24South Africa6.3millions
25Chad6.2millions
26Islamic Republic of Iran6.2millions
27Vietnam5.3millions
28Sudan5.3millions
29Malawi4.5millions
30Russian Federation4.0millions
31Cote d'Ivoire3.5millions
32Mexico3.5millions
33Niger3.4millions
34Philippines3.4millions
35Rwanda3.4millions
36Thailand3.3millions
37Zimbabwe3.2millions
38Papua New Guinea3.0millions
39Burkina Faso3.0millions
40Myanmar2.9millions
41Mali2.9millions
42Ukraine2.7millions
43Bolivia2.7millions
44Morocco2.6millions
45South Sudan2.6millions
46Peru2.3millions
47Türkiye2.3millions
48Ecuador2.2millions
49Ghana2.1millions
50Guatemala2.1millions
51Colombia2.0millions
52Benin2.0millions
53Liberia2.0millions
54Sierra Leone2.0millions
55Sri Lanka1.7millions
56Venezuela1.7millions
57Central African Republic1.6millions
58Republic of the Congo1.6millions
59Guinea1.6millions
60Honduras1.6millions
61Jordan1.6millions
62Nepal1.6millions
63Argentina1.5millions
64Cameroon1.4millions
65South Korea1.2millions
66Libya1.2millions
67Nicaragua1.2millions
68Algeria1.0millions
69Cambodia0.9millions
70Taiwan, Province of China0.9millions
71Malaysia0.9millions
72Senegal0.9millions
73Tajikistan0.9millions
74Saudi Arabia0.8millions
75Togo0.8millions
76Uzbekistan0.8millions
77Gabon0.6millions
78Botswana0.6millions
79Chile0.5millions
80Republic of The Gambia0.5millions
81Lebanon0.5millions
82Namibia0.5millions
83Guinea-Bissau0.5millions
84Dominican Republic0.4millions
85El Salvador0.4millions
86Kazakhstan0.4millions
87Kyrgyzstan0.4millions
88Mauritania0.4millions
89Paraguay0.4millions
90Tunisia0.4millions
91Belarus0.3millions
92Hungary0.3millions
93Oman0.3millions
94Panama0.3millions
95Timor-Leste0.3millions
96Turkmenistan0.3millions
97Azerbaijan0.3millions
98Bulgaria0.2millions
99Hong Kong0.2millions
100Jamaica0.2millions
101Serbia0.2millions
102Slovakia0.2millions
103Eswatini0.2millions
104Trinidad and Tobago0.2millions
105United Arab Emirates0.2millions
106Albania0.2millions
107Solomon Islands0.2millions
108Cape Verde0.1millions
109Comoros0.1millions
110Costa Rica0.1millions
111Croatia0.1millions
112Cyprus0.1millions
113Dominica0.1millions
114Estonia0.1millions
115Fiji0.1millions
116French Polynesia0.1millions
117Djibouti0.1millions
118Georgia0.1millions
119Kiribati0.1millions
120Guyana0.1millions
121Latvia0.1millions
122Macao0.1millions
123Mauritius0.1millions
124Mongolia0.1millions
125Moldova, Republic of0.1millions
126Montenegro0.1millions
127New Caledonia0.1millions
128Vanuatu0.1millions
129Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1millions
130Sao Tome and Principe0.1millions
131Seychelles0.1millions
132Suriname0.1millions
133The Republic of North Macedonia0.1millions
134Uruguay0.1millions
135Samoa0.1millions
136Armenia0.1millions
137Barbados0.1millions
138Bosnia and Herzegovina0.1millions
139Belize0.1millions
Showing 139 of 139 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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