demographic2023
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.0Percentage
Median: 5.3Percentage
Countries Covered
169
with available data
Highest
Haiti
54.2Percentage
Lowest
Brazil
2.5Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Haiti54.2Percentage
2Somalia53.2Percentage
3North Korea47.0Percentage
4Madagascar39.5Percentage
5Syrian Arab Republic39.0Percentage
By Region
Africa14.9Percentage(9 countries)
Other13.5Percentage(93 countries)
Asia7.3Percentage(22 countries)
North America4.9Percentage(4 countries)
South America4.8Percentage(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (2.5Percentage)High (54.2Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.0Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (93)
Asia (22)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haiti | 54.2Percentage |
| 2 | Somalia | 53.2Percentage |
| 3 | North Korea | 47.0Percentage |
| 4 | Madagascar | 39.5Percentage |
| 5 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39.0Percentage |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.5Percentage |
| 7 | Zambia | 37.2Percentage |
| 8 | Kenya | 36.8Percentage |
| 9 | Liberia | 35.5Percentage |
| 10 | Chad | 32.0Percentage |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 29.8Percentage |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 28.7Percentage |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 28.1Percentage |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 26.4Percentage |
| 15 | Gabon | 25.3Percentage |
| 16 | Rwanda | 24.4Percentage |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 24.1Percentage |
| 18 | Botswana | 24.0Percentage |
| 19 | Angola | 22.5Percentage |
| 20 | South Sudan | 22.3Percentage |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.1Percentage |
| 22 | Uganda | 22.0Percentage |
| 23 | Mozambique | 21.8Percentage |
| 24 | Bolivia | 21.8Percentage |
| 25 | Malawi | 21.4Percentage |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 20.2Percentage |
| 27 | Solomon Islands | 20.0Percentage |
| 28 | Nigeria | 19.9Percentage |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 19.7Percentage |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 19.7Percentage |
| 31 | Timor-Leste | 18.7Percentage |
| 32 | Namibia | 18.1Percentage |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.4Percentage |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 17.3Percentage |
| 35 | Republic of The Gambia | 16.8Percentage |
| 36 | Libya | 16.5Percentage |
| 37 | Pakistan | 16.5Percentage |
| 38 | Comoros | 15.4Percentage |
| 39 | Iraq | 14.9Percentage |
| 40 | Honduras | 14.8Percentage |
| 41 | Eswatini | 14.7Percentage |
| 42 | Benin | 14.3Percentage |
| 43 | Jordan | 14.3Percentage |
| 44 | Cape Verde | 13.5Percentage |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 13.1Percentage |
| 46 | Djibouti | 12.9Percentage |
| 47 | Niger | 12.9Percentage |
| 48 | Mali | 12.3Percentage |
| 49 | Ecuador | 12.1Percentage |
| 50 | India | 12.0Percentage |
| 51 | Guatemala | 11.8Percentage |
| 52 | Guinea | 11.4Percentage |
| 53 | Macao | 11.2Percentage |
| 54 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.2Percentage |
| 55 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.1Percentage |
| 56 | Sudan | 11.0Percentage |
| 57 | Bangladesh | 10.4Percentage |
| 58 | South Africa | 10.0Percentage |
| 59 | Suriname | 9.7Percentage |
| 60 | Egypt | 9.4Percentage |
| 61 | Togo | 9.1Percentage |
| 62 | Lebanon | 8.7Percentage |
| 63 | Mauritania | 8.7Percentage |
| 64 | Mauritius | 8.7Percentage |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 8.4Percentage |
| 66 | Jamaica | 7.7Percentage |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 7.4Percentage |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 7.2Percentage |
| 69 | Morocco | 7.0Percentage |
| 70 | Belize | 7.0Percentage |
| 71 | Peru | 6.9Percentage |
| 72 | Ukraine | 6.9Percentage |
| 73 | Fiji | 6.8Percentage |
| 74 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 6.8Percentage |
| 75 | El Salvador | 6.7Percentage |
| 76 | Ghana | 6.3Percentage |
| 77 | Indonesia | 6.3Percentage |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.1Percentage |
| 79 | Oman | 5.9Percentage |
| 80 | Venezuela | 5.9Percentage |
| 81 | Panama | 5.7Percentage |
| 82 | Myanmar | 5.4Percentage |
| 83 | Albania | 5.4Percentage |
| 84 | Nepal | 5.3Percentage |
| 85 | Vietnam | 5.3Percentage |
| 86 | Cambodia | 5.2Percentage |
| 87 | Paraguay | 5.2Percentage |
| 88 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.1Percentage |
| 89 | Senegal | 5.1Percentage |
| 90 | New Caledonia | 4.9Percentage |
| 91 | Cameroon | 4.8Percentage |
| 92 | Thailand | 4.6Percentage |
| 93 | Barbados | 4.4Percentage |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 4.3Percentage |
| 95 | Kiribati | 4.1Percentage |
| 96 | Colombia | 3.9Percentage |
| 97 | French Polynesia | 3.8Percentage |
| 98 | Dominica | 3.6Percentage |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | 3.6Percentage |
| 100 | Samoa | 3.6Percentage |
| 101 | Argentina | 3.4Percentage |
| 102 | Hong Kong | 3.1Percentage |
| 103 | Slovakia | 3.1Percentage |
| 104 | Philippines | 3.0Percentage |
| 105 | Tunisia | 3.0Percentage |
| 106 | Mexico | 2.7Percentage |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 2.5Percentage |
| 108 | Belarus | 2.5Percentage |
| 109 | Canada | 2.5Percentage |
| 110 | Chile | 2.5Percentage |
| 111 | People's Republic of China | 2.5Percentage |
| 112 | Costa Rica | 2.5Percentage |
| 113 | Croatia | 2.5Percentage |
| 114 | Cuba | 2.5Percentage |
| 115 | Cyprus | 2.5Percentage |
| 116 | Czech Republic | 2.5Percentage |
| 117 | Denmark | 2.5Percentage |
| 118 | Estonia | 2.5Percentage |
| 119 | Finland | 2.5Percentage |
| 120 | France | 2.5Percentage |
| 121 | Georgia | 2.5Percentage |
| 122 | Germany | 2.5Percentage |
| 123 | Greece | 2.5Percentage |
| 124 | Guyana | 2.5Percentage |
| 125 | Hungary | 2.5Percentage |
| 126 | Iceland | 2.5Percentage |
| 127 | Ireland | 2.5Percentage |
| 128 | Israel | 2.5Percentage |
| 129 | Italy | 2.5Percentage |
| 130 | Kazakhstan | 2.5Percentage |
| 131 | South Korea | 2.5Percentage |
| 132 | Kuwait | 2.5Percentage |
| 133 | Latvia | 2.5Percentage |
| 134 | Lithuania | 2.5Percentage |
| 135 | Luxembourg | 2.5Percentage |
| 136 | Malaysia | 2.5Percentage |
| 137 | Malta | 2.5Percentage |
| 138 | Mongolia | 2.5Percentage |
| 139 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.5Percentage |
| 140 | Montenegro | 2.5Percentage |
| 141 | Netherlands | 2.5Percentage |
| 142 | New Zealand | 2.5Percentage |
| 143 | Norway | 2.5Percentage |
| 144 | Poland | 2.5Percentage |
| 145 | Portugal | 2.5Percentage |
| 146 | Romania | 2.5Percentage |
| 147 | Russian Federation | 2.5Percentage |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5Percentage |
| 149 | Serbia | 2.5Percentage |
| 150 | Seychelles | 2.5Percentage |
| 151 | Slovenia | 2.5Percentage |
| 152 | Spain | 2.5Percentage |
| 153 | Sweden | 2.5Percentage |
| 154 | Switzerland | 2.5Percentage |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5Percentage |
| 156 | Türkiye | 2.5Percentage |
| 157 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.5Percentage |
| 158 | United Kingdom | 2.5Percentage |
| 159 | United States of America | 2.5Percentage |
| 160 | Uruguay | 2.5Percentage |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 2.5Percentage |
| 162 | Algeria | 2.5Percentage |
| 163 | Azerbaijan | 2.5Percentage |
| 164 | Australia | 2.5Percentage |
| 165 | Austria | 2.5Percentage |
| 166 | Armenia | 2.5Percentage |
| 167 | Belgium | 2.5Percentage |
| 168 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5Percentage |
| 169 | Brazil | 2.5Percentage |
Showing 169 of 169 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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