demographic2023
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the 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
30.8value
Median: 25.4value
Countries Covered
157
with available data
Highest
Sierra Leone
89.8value
Lowest
Belarus
1.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Sierra Leone89.8value
2Central African Republic88.1value
3South Sudan88.1value
4Haiti83.2value
5Malawi81.7value
By Region
Africa50.3value(8 countries)
Other40.2value(86 countries)
South America26.4value(7 countries)
Asia22.4value(18 countries)
North America22.2value(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1value)High (89.8value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.8value)
Africa (8)
Other (86)
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 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 | Sierra Leone | 89.8value |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 88.1value |
| 3 | South Sudan | 88.1value |
| 4 | Haiti | 83.2value |
| 5 | Malawi | 81.7value |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 81.5value |
| 7 | Liberia | 80.8value |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 80.8value |
| 9 | Comoros | 79.7value |
| 10 | Somalia | 79.5value |
| 11 | Angola | 78.5value |
| 12 | Nigeria | 74.8value |
| 13 | Kenya | 73.9value |
| 14 | Yemen | 73.0value |
| 15 | Madagascar | 72.6value |
| 16 | Burundi | 70.8value |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 68.8value |
| 18 | Chad | 66.3value |
| 19 | Mauritania | 66.3value |
| 20 | Benin | 65.6value |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau | 62.5value |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 61.4value |
| 23 | Cameroon | 61.2value |
| 24 | Lesotho | 59.9value |
| 25 | Eswatini | 59.0value |
| 26 | Togo | 58.5value |
| 27 | United Republic of Tanzania | 58.0value |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 57.3value |
| 29 | Jamaica | 56.4value |
| 30 | Namibia | 55.9value |
| 31 | Republic of The Gambia | 54.8value |
| 32 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.6value |
| 33 | Uganda | 54.6value |
| 34 | Botswana | 53.9value |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | 53.7value |
| 36 | Niger | 50.9value |
| 37 | Djibouti | 49.2value |
| 38 | Guatemala | 48.8value |
| 39 | El Salvador | 45.5value |
| 40 | Belize | 45.5value |
| 41 | Zambia | 45.3value |
| 42 | Ghana | 44.5value |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 43.8value |
| 44 | Kiribati | 42.9value |
| 45 | Lebanon | 42.4value |
| 46 | Pakistan | 42.1value |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 41.4value |
| 48 | Honduras | 41.3value |
| 49 | Peru | 41.0value |
| 50 | Cambodia | 40.0value |
| 51 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 38.8value |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.4value |
| 53 | Nepal | 36.6value |
| 54 | Suriname | 35.8value |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 35.6value |
| 56 | Libya | 35.1value |
| 57 | Dominica | 34.4value |
| 58 | Argentina | 33.8value |
| 59 | Ecuador | 33.3value |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.3value |
| 61 | Albania | 33.0value |
| 62 | Philippines | 32.9value |
| 63 | Myanmar | 32.7value |
| 64 | Ukraine | 32.5value |
| 65 | Cape Verde | 32.1value |
| 66 | Mauritius | 31.1value |
| 67 | Barbados | 31.1value |
| 68 | Egypt | 30.8value |
| 69 | Nauru | 29.9value |
| 70 | Fiji | 29.2value |
| 71 | Senegal | 29.1value |
| 72 | Palau | 28.1value |
| 73 | Colombia | 27.8value |
| 74 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.6value |
| 75 | State of Palestine | 27.0value |
| 76 | Georgia | 26.6value |
| 77 | Paraguay | 26.2value |
| 78 | Guyana | 25.5value |
| 79 | Tunisia | 25.4value |
| 80 | Moldova, Republic of | 25.1value |
| 81 | Tajikistan | 25.1value |
| 82 | Uzbekistan | 24.4value |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 23.3value |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 22.2value |
| 85 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21.1value |
| 86 | South Africa | 20.7value |
| 87 | Mali | 20.6value |
| 88 | Mexico | 19.3value |
| 89 | Chile | 19.2value |
| 90 | Romania | 18.6value |
| 91 | Samoa | 18.6value |
| 92 | Algeria | 17.6value |
| 93 | Grenada | 17.3value |
| 94 | New Zealand | 17.3value |
| 95 | Bahamas | 17.2value |
| 96 | Malaysia | 16.7value |
| 97 | Uruguay | 16.2value |
| 98 | Hungary | 15.6value |
| 99 | Costa Rica | 15.4value |
| 100 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 15.2value |
| 101 | Tonga | 14.8value |
| 102 | Seychelles | 14.3value |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 14.0value |
| 104 | Australia | 13.8value |
| 105 | Antigua and Barbuda | 13.5value |
| 106 | Brazil | 13.5value |
| 107 | Finland | 13.4value |
| 108 | Maldives | 13.4value |
| 109 | Portugal | 11.9value |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 11.6value |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | 11.2value |
| 112 | Latvia | 11.2value |
| 113 | Estonia | 10.8value |
| 114 | Vietnam | 10.7value |
| 115 | Montenegro | 10.4value |
| 116 | United States of America | 10.3value |
| 117 | Canada | 10.2value |
| 118 | Czech Republic | 10.0value |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.9value |
| 120 | Serbia | 9.5value |
| 121 | Singapore | 9.5value |
| 122 | Israel | 9.2value |
| 123 | Malta | 9.2value |
| 124 | France | 8.4value |
| 125 | Kuwait | 8.4value |
| 126 | Slovenia | 8.2value |
| 127 | Belgium | 8.1value |
| 128 | Iceland | 7.8value |
| 129 | Norway | 7.8value |
| 130 | Armenia | 7.8value |
| 131 | Netherlands | 7.5value |
| 132 | Slovakia | 7.5value |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.0value |
| 134 | Denmark | 6.9value |
| 135 | Sweden | 6.9value |
| 136 | United Kingdom | 6.9value |
| 137 | Greece | 6.6value |
| 138 | Lithuania | 6.5value |
| 139 | Spain | 6.5value |
| 140 | Croatia | 6.0value |
| 141 | Japan | 5.8value |
| 142 | South Korea | 5.4value |
| 143 | Thailand | 5.4value |
| 144 | Ireland | 4.8value |
| 145 | Mongolia | 4.8value |
| 146 | Austria | 4.7value |
| 147 | Indonesia | 4.5value |
| 148 | Germany | 4.1value |
| 149 | United Arab Emirates | 3.6value |
| 150 | Poland | 3.4value |
| 151 | Russian Federation | 2.8value |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 2.6value |
| 153 | Kazakhstan | 2.0value |
| 154 | Switzerland | 2.0value |
| 155 | Italy | 1.7value |
| 156 | Cyprus | 1.4value |
| 157 | Belarus | 1.1value |
Showing 157 of 157 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).
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