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Prevalence of undernourishment, % of population: ranking of countries
167 countries ranked by their latest value (2021–2024). Somalia is highest at 56.5%; Uzbekistan is lowest at 2.5%.
World 8.1% (2024)Median country 4.9%167 countries
Undernourishment: world and regions, 1994–2024
WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaLatin America & CaribbeanMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & PakistanNorth AmericaSouth AsiaSub-Saharan Africa
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Regional lines are World Bank aggregates.
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| # | Country | Region | Undernourishment | Year | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somalia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 56.5% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 51.4% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.8% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.0% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Syria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 40.8% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 39.5% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37.3% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.9% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 33.6% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 30.5% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 29.8% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 27.8% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 27.0% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.0% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.3% | 2024 | |
| 18 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.0% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.6% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.2% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.9% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.1% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.0% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.9% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 19.5% | 2024 | |
| 27 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 18.7% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.4% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.2% | 2024 | |
| 32 | The Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 17.3% | 2022 | |
| 35 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 16.9% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16.5% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 16.1% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 15.1% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 14.3% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.4% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.9% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 12.7% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.2% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.7% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.4% | 2024 | |
| 49 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.2% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.9% | 2021 | |
| 54 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 10.8% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 10.4% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.2% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 10.0% | 2024 | |
| 59 | India | South Asia | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.4% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 8.2% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.1% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 8.0% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 7.2% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Iran | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.7% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 5.4% | 2024 | |
| 77 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Nepal | South Asia | 5.2% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 91 | New Caledonia | East Asia & Pacific | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.0% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.5% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 3.4% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 102 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.8% | 2024 | |
| 103 | French Polynesia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.6% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Canada | North America | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 116 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 125 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 147 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 148 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 158 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 162 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 163 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 164 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 165 | United States | North America | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 2.5% | 2024 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population)