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Prevalence of undernourishment

Unit % / latest 2023 / 169 countries / world 8.5

World map of Prevalence of undernourishment
World map: Prevalence of undernourishment (2023). Darker means a higher value. The orange outline is US. Source World Bank (WDI)
RankCountry / area%
1Algeria2.5
2Armenia2.5
3Australia2.5
4Austria2.5
5Azerbaijan2.5
59United Arab Emirates2.5
60UK2.5
61US2.5
62Uruguay2.5
63Uzbekistan2.5
167North Korea47
168Somalia53.2
169Haiti54.2

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Prevalence of undernourishment: top, bottom and US1Algeria2.52Armenia2.53Australia2.54Austria2.55Azerbaijan2.559United Arab Emirates2.560UK2.561US2.562Uruguay2.563Uzbekistan2.5167North Korea47168Somalia53.2169Haiti54.2%
Top 5, the countries around US, and the bottom 3 (2023). The number left of each bar is the rank. Source World Bank (WDI)
Prevalence of undernourishment over time9.37.45.53.71.82012201420162018202020222023USChinaGermanyWorld%
US against major economies and the world. Source World Bank (WDI)

Full ranking

RankCountry / areaValueYear
1Algeria2.52023
2Armenia2.52023
3Australia2.52023
4Austria2.52023
5Azerbaijan2.52023
6Belarus2.52023
7Belgium2.52023
8Bosnia2.52023
9Brazil2.52023
10Bulgaria2.52023
11Canada2.52023
12Chile2.52023
13China2.52023
14Costa Rica2.52023
15Croatia2.52023
16Cuba2.52006
17Cyprus2.52023
18Czechia2.52023
19Denmark2.52023
20Estonia2.52023
21Finland2.52023
22France2.52023
23Georgia2.52023
24Germany2.52023
25Greece2.52023
26Guyana2.52023
27Hungary2.52023
28Iceland2.52023
29Ireland2.52023
30Israel2.52023
31Italy2.52023
32Kazakhstan2.52023
33South Korea2.52023
34Kuwait2.52023
35Latvia2.52023
36Lithuania2.52023
37Luxembourg2.52023
38Malaysia2.52023
39Malta2.52023
40Moldova2.52023
41Mongolia2.52023
42Montenegro2.52023
43Netherlands2.52023
44New Zealand2.52023
45North Macedonia2.52023
46Norway2.52023
47Poland2.52023
48Portugal2.52023
49Romania2.52023
50Russia2.52023
51Saudi Arabia2.52023
52Serbia2.52023
53Seychelles2.52023
54Slovenia2.52023
55Spain2.52023
56Sweden2.52023
57Switzerland2.52023
58Türkiye2.52023
59United Arab Emirates2.52023
60UK2.52023
61US2.52023
62Uruguay2.52023
63Uzbekistan2.52023
64Mexico2.72023
65Philippines32023
66Tunisia32023
67Hong Kong3.12023
68Slovakia3.12023
69Argentina3.42023
70Dominica3.62023
71Dominican Republic3.62023
72Samoa3.62023
73French Polynesia3.82023
74Colombia3.92023
75Kiribati4.12023
76Turkmenistan4.32023
77Barbados4.42023
78Thailand4.62023
79Cameroon4.82023
80New Caledonia4.92023
81Kyrgyzstan5.12023
82Senegal5.12023
83Cambodia5.22023
84Paraguay5.22023
85Nepal5.32023
86Vietnam5.32023
87Albania5.42023
88Myanmar5.42023
89Panama5.72023
90Oman5.92023
91Venezuela5.92023
92St. Vincent & Grenadines6.12023
93Ghana6.32023
94Indonesia6.32023
95El Salvador6.72023
96Fiji6.82023
97Iran6.82023
98Peru6.92023
99Ukraine6.92023
100Belize72023
101Morocco72023
102Vanuatu7.22023
103Sri Lanka7.42023
104Jamaica7.72023
105Tajikistan8.42023
106Lebanon8.72023
107Mauritania8.72023
108Mauritius8.72023
109Togo9.12023
110Egypt9.42023
111Suriname9.72023
112South Africa102023
113Bangladesh10.42023
114Sudan112021
115Côte d’Ivoire11.12023
116Macao11.22023
117Trinidad & Tobago11.22023
118Guinea11.42023
119Guatemala11.82023
120India122023
121Ecuador12.12023
122Mali12.32023
123Djibouti12.92023
124Niger12.92023
125Burkina Faso13.12023
126Cape Verde13.52023
127Benin14.32023
128Jordan14.32023
129Eswatini14.72023
130Honduras14.82023
131Iraq14.92023
132Comoros15.42023
133Libya16.52023
134Pakistan16.52023
135Gambia16.82023
136Nicaragua17.32022
137São Tomé & Príncipe17.42023
138Namibia18.12023
139Timor-Leste18.72023
140Ethiopia19.72023
141Zimbabwe19.72023
142Nigeria19.92023
143Solomon Islands202023
144Tanzania20.22023
145Malawi21.42023
146Bolivia21.82023
147Mozambique21.82023
148Uganda222023
149Guinea-Bissau22.12023
150South Sudan22.32023
151Angola22.52023
152Botswana242023
153Sierra Leone24.12023
154Rwanda24.42023
155Gabon25.32023
156Congo - Brazzaville26.42023
157Afghanistan28.12023
158Papua New Guinea28.72023
159Central African Republic29.82023
160Chad322023
161Liberia35.52023
162Kenya36.82023
163Zambia37.22023
164Congo - Kinshasa38.52023
165Syria392023
166Madagascar39.52023
167North Korea472018
168Somalia53.22023
169Haiti54.22023

Source: World Bank (WDI) — Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)