Hunger Rates by Country 2025
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5 Countries with the Most Undernourishment
Country | Avg Undernourishment 2020-22↓ | Avg Undernourished 2020-22 (millions) | GHI Hunger Rates 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Madagascar | 51% | 14.8 | 41 |
 | Somalia | 48.7% | 8.3 | |
 | Central African Republic | 48.7% | 2.7 | 42.3 |
 | Lesotho | 46% | 1 | 35.5 |
 | North Korea | 45.5% | 11.8 | 27.8 |
 | Haiti | 45% | 5.1 | 31.1 |
 | Zimbabwe | 38.4% | 6.1 | 28 |
 | Liberia | 38.4% | 2 | 32.2 |
 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.9% | 0.8 | 33 |
 | DR Congo | 35.3% | 33.8 | 35.7 |
 | Yemen | 34.5% | 11.4 | 39.9 |
 | Republic of the Congo | 33.3% | 1.9 | 28 |
 | Uganda | 31.6% | 14.5 | 25.2 |
 | Rwanda | 31.6% | 4.3 | 25.4 |
 | Chad | 31.4% | 5.4 | 34.6 |
 | Mozambique | 30.5% | 9.8 | 30.5 |
 | Afghanistan | 30.1% | 12 | 30.6 |
 | Zambia | 29.8% | 5.8 | 28.5 |
 | Kenya | 27.8% | 14.7 | 22 |
 | Syria | 27.8% | 5.9 | 26.1 |
 | Sierra Leone | 27.8% | 2.3 | 31.3 |
 | Tanzania | 23.5% | 14.9 | 23.2 |
 | Papua New Guinea | 23.4% | 2.3 | 27.4 |
 | Gabon | 23% | 0.5 | 18.7 |
 | Botswana | 22.9% | 0.6 | 19.9 |
 | Timor-Leste | 22.3% | 0.3 | 29.9 |
 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 26.4 | 26.2 |
 | Angola | 21.6% | 7.4 | 25.9 |
 | South Sudan | 21.4% | 2.3 | 27 |
 | Gambia | 19.6% | 0.5 | 19.7 |
 | Bolivia | 19.4% | 2.3 | 15.6 |
 | Solomon Islands | 19% | 0.1 | 19.6 |
 | Honduras | 18.7% | 1.9 | 14.9 |
 | Pakistan | 18.5% | 42.8 | 26.6 |
 | Cape Verde | 18.2% | 0.1 | 12.4 |
 | Venezuela | 17.9% | 5.1 | 17.3 |
 | Malawi | 17.8% | 3.5 | 21.1 |
 | Nicaragua | 17.8% | 1.2 | 13 |
 | Togo | 17.4% | 1.5 | 21.1 |
 | Namibia | 17.1% | 0.4 | 18 |
 | Djibouti | 16.8% | 0.2 | 23 |
 | India | 16.6% | 234 | 28.7 |
 | Iraq | 16.3% | 7.1 | 13.8 |
 | Burkina Faso | 16.2% | 3.6 | 25.5 |
 | Niger | 16.1% | 4.1 | 35.1 |
 | Nigeria | 15.9% | 34 | 28.3 |
 | Ecuador | 13.9% | 2.5 | 14.5 |
 | Comoros | 13.5% | 0.1 | 22.7 |
 | Guatemala | 13.3% | 2.3 | 19.1 |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.1% | 0.1 | |
 | Guinea | 12.9% | 1.8 | 27.1 |
 | Mali | 12.8% | 2.8 | 25.6 |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.2% | 0.2 | 10.8 |
 | Kiribati | 12.1% | 0.1 | |
 | Sudan | 11.9% | 5.4 | |
 | Eswatini | 11.6% | 0.1 | 17.3 |
 | Bangladesh | 11.2% | 18.9 | 19 |
 | Benin | 9.9% | 1.3 | 22.6 |
 | Vanuatu | 9.5% | 0.1 | |
 | Tajikistan | 9.3% | 0.9 | 13.7 |
 | Suriname | 9% | 0.1 | 10.3 |
 | Mauritania | 8.7% | 0.4 | 21 |
 | Libya | 8.4% | 0.6 | 16.1 |
 | Jamaica | 8.3% | 0.2 | 7.5 |
 | Mongolia | 8% | 0.3 | 7.5 |
 | Macau | 8% | 0.1 | |
 | South Africa | 7.9% | 4.7 | 13 |
 | Ivory Coast | 7.7% | 2.1 | 20.6 |
 | El Salvador | 7.7% | 0.5 | 8.1 |
 | Egypt | 7.2% | 7.8 | 12.8 |
 | Peru | 7% | 2.4 | 7.2 |
 | Mauritius | 6.8% | 0.1 | 13.6 |
 | Dominica | 6.7% | 0.1 | |
 | Colombia | 6.6% | 1.4 | 7 |
 | Fiji | 6.6% | 0.1 | 9.7 |
 | Cameroon | 6.4% | 1.7 | 18.6 |
 | Morocco | 6.3% | 2.3 | 9 |
 | Dominican Republic | 6.3% | 0.7 | 8.6 |
 | Iran | 6.1% | 5.3 | 7.7 |
 | Indonesia | 5.9% | 16.2 | 17.6 |
 | Senegal | 5.7% | 1 | 15 |
 | Turkmenistan | 5.7% | 0.4 | 10.3 |
 | Nepal | 5.4% | 1.6 | 15 |
 | Sri Lanka | 5.3% | 1.1 | 13.3 |
 | Panama | 5.3% | 0.2 | 7.9 |
 | Philippines | 5.2% | 5.9 | 14.8 |
 | Thailand | 5.2% | 3.7 | 10.4 |
 | French Polynesia | 5.1% | 0.1 | |
 | Vietnam | 5% | 4.9 | 11.4 |
 | Ghana | 4.9% | 1.6 | 13.7 |
 | Belize | 4.9% | 0.1 | |
 | Ukraine | 4.8% | 2 | 8.2 |
 | Cambodia | 4.8% | 0.8 | 14.9 |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.8% | 0.3 | 7.5 |
 | New Caledonia | 4.8% | 0.1 | |
 | Brazil | 4.7% | 10.1 | 6.7 |
 | Laos | 4.7% | 0.4 | 16.3 |
 | Malta | 4.6% | 0.1 | |
 | Samoa | 4.6% | 0.1 | |
 | Seychelles | 4.3% | 0.1 | |
 | Paraguay | 4.2% | 0.3 | 6 |
 | Albania | 4.1% | 0.1 | 6.1 |
 | Myanmar | 3.8% | 2.1 | 16.1 |
 | Saudi Arabia | 3.8% | 1.4 | 7.3 |
 | North Macedonia | 3.6% | 0.1 | 5 |
 | Japan | 3.2% | 4 | |
 | Argentina | 3.2% | 1.4 | 6.4 |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1% | 0.1 | |
 | Taiwan | 3% | 0.7 | |
 | Tunisia | 3% | 0.4 | 5.9 |
 | Costa Rica | 3% | 0.2 | 5.1 |
 | Georgia | 2.9% | 0.1 | 5 |
 | Oman | 2.8% | 0.1 | 8.3 |
 | Slovakia | 2.8% | 0.2 | 5 |
 | Malaysia | 2.7% | 0.9 | 12.5 |
 | China | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | United States | 2.5% | ||
 | Russia | 2.5% | 5.8 | |
 | Mexico | 2.5% | 6 | |
 | Turkey | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Germany | 2.5% | ||
 | United Kingdom | 2.5% | ||
 | France | 2.5% | ||
 | Italy | 2.5% | ||
 | South Korea | 2.5% | ||
 | Spain | 2.5% | ||
 | Algeria | 2.5% | 6.8 | |
 | Canada | 2.5% | ||
 | Poland | 2.5% | ||
 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Australia | 2.5% | ||
 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 5.5 | |
 | Chile | 2.5% | 0.5 | 5 |
 | Romania | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Netherlands | 2.5% | ||
 | Belgium | 2.5% | ||
 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Cuba | 2.5% | ||
 | Sweden | 2.5% | ||
 | Czech Republic | 2.5% | ||
 | Portugal | 2.5% | ||
 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 6.9 | |
 | Greece | 2.5% | ||
 | Hungary | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Israel | 2.5% | ||
 | Austria | 2.5% | ||
 | Belarus | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Switzerland | 2.5% | ||
 | Hong Kong | 2.5% | ||
 | Bulgaria | 2.5% | 5.4 | |
 | Serbia | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Denmark | 2.5% | ||
 | Finland | 2.5% | ||
 | Norway | 2.5% | ||
 | Ireland | 2.5% | ||
 | New Zealand | 2.5% | ||
 | Kuwait | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Croatia | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Uruguay | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Moldova | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Armenia | 2.5% | 5.6 | |
 | Lithuania | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Slovenia | 2.5% | ||
 | Latvia | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Cyprus | 2.5% | ||
 | Estonia | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Guyana | 2.5% | 9.3 | |
 | Luxembourg | 2.5% | ||
 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 5 | |
 | Iceland | 2.5% | ||
 | Barbados | 2.5% |
- The data for the prevalence of undernourishment and the number of people undernourished represent a 3-year average (2020-2022).
- For countries where the rate is 2.5 or lower, consider the value as a minimal approximation rather than a precise measurement. The same applies for 0.1 in millions for number of people undernourished.
- The Global Hunger Index (GHI) compiles the values of four indicators: Undernourishment (1/3), Child Mortality (1/3), Child Stunting (1/6), and Child Wasting (1/6), and places the result on a 100-point scale.
- The best possible GHI score is 0 (no hunger) and the worst is 100. Scores from 20-34.9 are considered Serious, 35-49.9 are Alarming, and anything higher Extremely Alarming.
- Countries with GHI scores below 5 are collectively assigned an index value of 5, without individual ranks.
