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Share 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•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
10.0percent
Median: 5.3percent
Countries Covered
170
with available data
Highest
Haiti
54.2percent
Lowest
Brazil
2.5percent
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti54.2percent
2Somalia53.2percent
3North Korea47.0percent
4Madagascar39.5percent
5Syrian Arab Republic39.0percent
By Region
Africa14.9percent(9 countries)
Other13.5percent(93 countries)
Asia7.2percent(23 countries)
North America4.9percent(4 countries)
South America4.8percent(7 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (2.5percent)High (54.2percent)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.0percent)

Africa (9)
Other (93)
Asia (23)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)

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 ↕
1Haiti54.2percent
2Somalia53.2percent
3North Korea47.0percent
4Madagascar39.5percent
5Syrian Arab Republic39.0percent
6Democratic Republic of the Congo38.5percent
7Zambia37.2percent
8Kenya36.8percent
9Liberia35.5percent
10Chad32.0percent
11Central African Republic29.8percent
12Papua New Guinea28.7percent
13Afghanistan28.1percent
14Republic of the Congo26.4percent
15Gabon25.3percent
16Rwanda24.4percent
17Sierra Leone24.1percent
18Botswana24.0percent
19Angola22.5percent
20South Sudan22.3percent
21Guinea-Bissau22.1percent
22Uganda22.0percent
23Mozambique21.8percent
24Bolivia21.8percent
25Malawi21.4percent
26United Republic of Tanzania20.2percent
27Solomon Islands20.0percent
28Nigeria19.9percent
29Ethiopia19.7percent
30Zimbabwe19.7percent
31Timor-Leste18.7percent
32Namibia18.1percent
33Sao Tome and Principe17.4percent
34Nicaragua17.3percent
35Republic of The Gambia16.8percent
36Libya16.5percent
37Pakistan16.5percent
38Comoros15.4percent
39Iraq14.9percent
40Honduras14.8percent
41Eswatini14.7percent
42Benin14.3percent
43Jordan14.3percent
44Cape Verde13.5percent
45Burkina Faso13.1percent
46Djibouti12.9percent
47Niger12.9percent
48Mali12.3percent
49Ecuador12.1percent
50India12.0percent
51Guatemala11.8percent
52Guinea11.4percent
53Macao11.2percent
54Trinidad and Tobago11.2percent
55Cote d'Ivoire11.1percent
56Sudan11.0percent
57Bangladesh10.4percent
58South Africa10.0percent
59Suriname9.7percent
60Egypt9.4percent
61Togo9.1percent
62Lebanon8.7percent
63Mauritania8.7percent
64Mauritius8.7percent
65Tajikistan8.4percent
66Jamaica7.7percent
67Sri Lanka7.4percent
68Vanuatu7.2percent
69Morocco7.0percent
70Belize7.0percent
71Peru6.9percent
72Ukraine6.9percent
73Fiji6.8percent
74Islamic Republic of Iran6.8percent
75El Salvador6.7percent
76Ghana6.3percent
77Indonesia6.3percent
78Saint Vincent and the Grenadines6.1percent
79Oman5.9percent
80Venezuela5.9percent
81Panama5.7percent
82Myanmar5.4percent
83Albania5.4percent
84Nepal5.3percent
85Vietnam5.3percent
86Cambodia5.2percent
87Paraguay5.2percent
88Kyrgyzstan5.1percent
89Senegal5.1percent
90New Caledonia4.9percent
91Cameroon4.8percent
92Thailand4.6percent
93Barbados4.4percent
94Turkmenistan4.3percent
95Kiribati4.1percent
96Colombia3.9percent
97Taiwan, Province of China3.8percent
98French Polynesia3.8percent
99Dominica3.6percent
100Dominican Republic3.6percent
101Samoa3.6percent
102Argentina3.4percent
103Hong Kong3.1percent
104Slovakia3.1percent
105Philippines3.0percent
106Tunisia3.0percent
107Mexico2.7percent
108Bulgaria2.5percent
109Belarus2.5percent
110Canada2.5percent
111Chile2.5percent
112People's Republic of China2.5percent
113Costa Rica2.5percent
114Croatia2.5percent
115Cuba2.5percent
116Cyprus2.5percent
117Czech Republic2.5percent
118Denmark2.5percent
119Estonia2.5percent
120Finland2.5percent
121France2.5percent
122Georgia2.5percent
123Germany2.5percent
124Greece2.5percent
125Guyana2.5percent
126Hungary2.5percent
127Iceland2.5percent
128Ireland2.5percent
129Israel2.5percent
130Italy2.5percent
131Kazakhstan2.5percent
132South Korea2.5percent
133Kuwait2.5percent
134Latvia2.5percent
135Lithuania2.5percent
136Luxembourg2.5percent
137Malaysia2.5percent
138Malta2.5percent
139Mongolia2.5percent
140Moldova, Republic of2.5percent
141Montenegro2.5percent
142Netherlands2.5percent
143New Zealand2.5percent
144Norway2.5percent
145Poland2.5percent
146Portugal2.5percent
147Romania2.5percent
148Russian Federation2.5percent
149Saudi Arabia2.5percent
150Serbia2.5percent
151Seychelles2.5percent
152Slovenia2.5percent
153Spain2.5percent
154Sweden2.5percent
155Switzerland2.5percent
156United Arab Emirates2.5percent
157Türkiye2.5percent
158The Republic of North Macedonia2.5percent
159United Kingdom2.5percent
160United States of America2.5percent
161Uruguay2.5percent
162Uzbekistan2.5percent
163Algeria2.5percent
164Azerbaijan2.5percent
165Australia2.5percent
166Austria2.5percent
167Armenia2.5percent
168Belgium2.5percent
169Bosnia and Herzegovina2.5percent
170Brazil2.5percent
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Data Source

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

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