demographic2021
Share of the population who cannot afford sufficient calories
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2021; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
15.1%
Median: 8.3%
Countries Covered
150
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
77.1%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar77.1%
2South Sudan65.3%
3Zambia64.0%
4Democratic Republic of the Congo58.0%
5Mozambique56.9%
By Region
Africa28.8%(9 countries)
South America22.2%(6 countries)
Other20.0%(78 countries)
North America11.5%(4 countries)
Europe5.3%(31 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (77.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 15.1%)
Africa (9)
South America (6)
Other (78)
North America (4)
Europe (31)
Asia (21)
Oceania (1)
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 2021; 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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 77.1% |
| 2 | South Sudan | 65.3% |
| 3 | Zambia | 64.0% |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 58.0% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 56.9% |
| 6 | Nigeria | 56.4% |
| 7 | Republic of the Congo | 55.6% |
| 8 | Angola | 54.9% |
| 9 | Central African Republic | 51.5% |
| 10 | Belize | 50.9% |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 50.5% |
| 12 | Kenya | 49.4% |
| 13 | South Africa | 47.6% |
| 14 | Romania | 45.7% |
| 15 | Haiti | 44.9% |
| 16 | Namibia | 44.2% |
| 17 | Burundi | 42.8% |
| 18 | Lesotho | 42.8% |
| 19 | Botswana | 42.6% |
| 20 | Malawi | 42.5% |
| 21 | Eswatini | 39.7% |
| 22 | Panama | 36.6% |
| 23 | Uganda | 35.1% |
| 24 | Fiji | 34.4% |
| 25 | Guatemala | 32.1% |
| 26 | Ghana | 31.7% |
| 27 | Rwanda | 31.7% |
| 28 | Chile | 31.5% |
| 29 | Comoros | 31.5% |
| 30 | Uruguay | 30.3% |
| 31 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.8% |
| 32 | Cameroon | 29.6% |
| 33 | Seychelles | 28.8% |
| 34 | Colombia | 23.7% |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 21.7% |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20.8% |
| 37 | Liberia | 20.7% |
| 38 | Djibouti | 20.2% |
| 39 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.9% |
| 40 | Niger | 19.6% |
| 41 | Armenia | 19.3% |
| 42 | Benin | 18.6% |
| 43 | Honduras | 18.6% |
| 44 | Chad | 17.5% |
| 45 | Brazil | 17.1% |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 17.0% |
| 47 | Gabon | 16.6% |
| 48 | Peru | 15.7% |
| 49 | Greece | 15.4% |
| 50 | Philippines | 15.4% |
| 51 | Togo | 15.4% |
| 52 | Senegal | 15.2% |
| 53 | Ecuador | 15.0% |
| 54 | Israel | 14.0% |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.3% |
| 56 | Slovakia | 13.0% |
| 57 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.8% |
| 58 | Mauritania | 12.5% |
| 59 | Ethiopia | 11.9% |
| 60 | Mali | 10.7% |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 10.2% |
| 62 | Croatia | 10.0% |
| 63 | Indonesia | 9.9% |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 9.7% |
| 65 | Mexico | 9.6% |
| 66 | Latvia | 9.4% |
| 67 | Portugal | 9.2% |
| 68 | Guyana | 8.7% |
| 69 | Iraq | 8.7% |
| 70 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 8.6% |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 8.4% |
| 72 | Pakistan | 8.4% |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 8.4% |
| 74 | Grenada | 8.3% |
| 75 | Suriname | 8.3% |
| 76 | Sudan | 8.2% |
| 77 | Paraguay | 7.2% |
| 78 | Guinea | 7.0% |
| 79 | Spain | 7.0% |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 6.5% |
| 81 | Myanmar | 6.4% |
| 82 | Hungary | 6.4% |
| 83 | Lithuania | 6.3% |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 6.1% |
| 85 | Cape Verde | 5.7% |
| 86 | India | 5.4% |
| 87 | Italy | 5.3% |
| 88 | Jamaica | 5.3% |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 5.2% |
| 90 | Japan | 5.0% |
| 91 | Egypt | 5.0% |
| 92 | Montenegro | 4.9% |
| 93 | Poland | 4.8% |
| 94 | Mauritius | 4.7% |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 4.7% |
| 96 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9% |
| 97 | Bolivia | 3.8% |
| 98 | Serbia | 3.4% |
| 99 | Estonia | 3.3% |
| 100 | Albania | 3.3% |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 3.1% |
| 102 | Jordan | 3.0% |
| 103 | Thailand | 3.0% |
| 104 | People's Republic of China | 2.9% |
| 105 | Sweden | 2.7% |
| 106 | Türkiye | 2.7% |
| 107 | Czech Republic | 2.6% |
| 108 | Nepal | 2.6% |
| 109 | Austria | 2.6% |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 2.5% |
| 111 | Taiwan, Province of China | 2.5% |
| 112 | Australia | 2.5% |
| 113 | Canada | 2.2% |
| 114 | South Korea | 2.2% |
| 115 | United Kingdom | 2.2% |
| 116 | United States of America | 2.2% |
| 117 | United Arab Emirates | 2.1% |
| 118 | France | 1.9% |
| 119 | Malta | 1.9% |
| 120 | Morocco | 1.9% |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8% |
| 122 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.8% |
| 123 | Vietnam | 1.8% |
| 124 | Germany | 1.7% |
| 125 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 1.7% |
| 126 | Cyprus | 1.4% |
| 127 | State of Palestine | 1.4% |
| 128 | Norway | 1.2% |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% |
| 130 | Luxembourg | 1.0% |
| 131 | Switzerland | 1.0% |
| 132 | Ireland | 0.9% |
| 133 | Netherlands | 0.9% |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9% |
| 135 | Slovenia | 0.8% |
| 136 | Bhutan | 0.8% |
| 137 | Denmark | 0.6% |
| 138 | Russian Federation | 0.6% |
| 139 | Malaysia | 0.5% |
| 140 | Mongolia | 0.5% |
| 141 | Belgium | 0.5% |
| 142 | Finland | 0.4% |
| 143 | Iceland | 0.4% |
| 144 | Tunisia | 0.3% |
| 145 | Belarus | 0.1% |
| 146 | Lebanon | 0.0% |
| 147 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 148 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 149 | Algeria | 0.0% |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2021).
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