demographic2026
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
30.8%
Median: 25.4%
Countries Covered
153
with available data
Highest
Sierra Leone
89.8%
Lowest
Belarus
1.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Sierra Leone89.8%
2Central African Republic88.1%
3South Sudan88.1%
4Haiti83.2%
5Malawi81.7%
By Region
Africa50.3%(8 countries)
Other40.7%(82 countries)
South America26.4%(7 countries)
Asia22.4%(18 countries)
North America22.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1%)High (89.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.8%)
Africa (8)
Other (82)
South America (7)
Asia (18)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. 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 | Sierra Leone | 89.8% |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 88.1% |
| 3 | South Sudan | 88.1% |
| 4 | Haiti | 83.2% |
| 5 | Malawi | 81.7% |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.5% |
| 7 | Liberia | 80.8% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 80.8% |
| 9 | Comoros | 79.7% |
| 10 | Somalia | 79.5% |
| 11 | Angola | 78.5% |
| 12 | Nigeria | 74.8% |
| 13 | Kenya | 73.9% |
| 14 | Yemen | 73.0% |
| 15 | Madagascar | 72.6% |
| 16 | Burundi | 70.8% |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 68.8% |
| 18 | Chad | 66.3% |
| 19 | Mauritania | 66.3% |
| 20 | Benin | 65.6% |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.5% |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 61.4% |
| 23 | Cameroon | 61.2% |
| 24 | Lesotho | 59.9% |
| 25 | Eswatini | 59.0% |
| 26 | Togo | 58.5% |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58.0% |
| 28 | Jamaica | 56.4% |
| 29 | Namibia | 55.9% |
| 30 | Republic of The Gambia | 54.8% |
| 31 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.6% |
| 32 | Uganda | 54.6% |
| 33 | Botswana | 53.9% |
| 34 | Timor-Leste | 53.7% |
| 35 | Niger | 50.9% |
| 36 | Djibouti | 49.2% |
| 37 | Guatemala | 48.8% |
| 38 | El Salvador | 45.5% |
| 39 | Belize | 45.5% |
| 40 | Zambia | 45.3% |
| 41 | Ghana | 44.5% |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 43.8% |
| 43 | Kiribati | 42.9% |
| 44 | Lebanon | 42.4% |
| 45 | Pakistan | 42.1% |
| 46 | Burkina Faso | 41.4% |
| 47 | Honduras | 41.3% |
| 48 | Peru | 41.0% |
| 49 | Cambodia | 40.0% |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 38.8% |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.4% |
| 52 | Nepal | 36.6% |
| 53 | Suriname | 35.8% |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.6% |
| 55 | Libya | 35.1% |
| 56 | Dominica | 34.4% |
| 57 | Argentina | 33.8% |
| 58 | Ecuador | 33.3% |
| 59 | Albania | 33.0% |
| 60 | Philippines | 32.9% |
| 61 | Myanmar | 32.7% |
| 62 | Ukraine | 32.5% |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 32.1% |
| 64 | Mauritius | 31.1% |
| 65 | Barbados | 31.1% |
| 66 | Egypt | 30.8% |
| 67 | Nauru | 29.9% |
| 68 | Fiji | 29.2% |
| 69 | Senegal | 29.1% |
| 70 | Palau | 28.1% |
| 71 | Colombia | 27.8% |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.6% |
| 73 | State of Palestine | 27.0% |
| 74 | Georgia | 26.6% |
| 75 | Paraguay | 26.2% |
| 76 | Guyana | 25.5% |
| 77 | Tunisia | 25.4% |
| 78 | Moldova, Republic of | 25.1% |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 25.1% |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 24.4% |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 23.3% |
| 82 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.1% |
| 83 | South Africa | 20.7% |
| 84 | Mali | 20.6% |
| 85 | Mexico | 19.3% |
| 86 | Chile | 19.2% |
| 87 | Romania | 18.6% |
| 88 | Samoa | 18.6% |
| 89 | Algeria | 17.6% |
| 90 | Grenada | 17.3% |
| 91 | New Zealand | 17.3% |
| 92 | Bahamas | 17.2% |
| 93 | Malaysia | 16.7% |
| 94 | Uruguay | 16.2% |
| 95 | Hungary | 15.6% |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 15.4% |
| 97 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 15.2% |
| 98 | Tonga | 14.8% |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 14.0% |
| 100 | Australia | 13.8% |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.5% |
| 102 | Brazil | 13.5% |
| 103 | Finland | 13.4% |
| 104 | Maldives | 13.4% |
| 105 | Portugal | 11.9% |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 11.6% |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 11.2% |
| 108 | Latvia | 11.2% |
| 109 | Estonia | 10.8% |
| 110 | Vietnam | 10.7% |
| 111 | Montenegro | 10.4% |
| 112 | United States of America | 10.3% |
| 113 | Canada | 10.2% |
| 114 | Czech Republic | 10.0% |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.9% |
| 116 | Serbia | 9.5% |
| 117 | Singapore | 9.5% |
| 118 | Israel | 9.2% |
| 119 | Malta | 9.2% |
| 120 | France | 8.4% |
| 121 | Kuwait | 8.4% |
| 122 | Slovenia | 8.2% |
| 123 | Belgium | 8.1% |
| 124 | Iceland | 7.8% |
| 125 | Norway | 7.8% |
| 126 | Armenia | 7.8% |
| 127 | Netherlands | 7.5% |
| 128 | Slovakia | 7.5% |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0% |
| 130 | Denmark | 6.9% |
| 131 | Sweden | 6.9% |
| 132 | United Kingdom | 6.9% |
| 133 | Greece | 6.6% |
| 134 | Lithuania | 6.5% |
| 135 | Spain | 6.5% |
| 136 | Croatia | 6.0% |
| 137 | Japan | 5.8% |
| 138 | South Korea | 5.4% |
| 139 | Thailand | 5.4% |
| 140 | Ireland | 4.8% |
| 141 | Mongolia | 4.8% |
| 142 | Austria | 4.7% |
| 143 | Indonesia | 4.5% |
| 144 | Germany | 4.1% |
| 145 | United Arab Emirates | 3.6% |
| 146 | Poland | 3.4% |
| 147 | Russian Federation | 2.8% |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 2.6% |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 2.0% |
| 150 | Switzerland | 2.0% |
| 151 | Italy | 1.7% |
| 152 | Cyprus | 1.4% |
| 153 | Belarus | 1.1% |
Showing 153 of 153 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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