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Number of people who cannot afford sufficient calories
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2021
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1
Nigeria
123.4M
2
India
76.5M
3
Congo, Dem. Rep.
57.5M
4
China
41.8M
5
Brazil
35.8M
6
Tanzania
31.8M
7
South Africa
29.3M
8
Indonesia
27.3M
9
Kenya
26.3M
10
Madagascar
22.9M
11
Pakistan
20.2M
12
Angola
19M
13
Mozambique
18M
14
Philippines
17.4M
15
Uganda
16.1M
16
Ethiopia
14.5M
17
Bangladesh
14.1M
18
Zambia
12.5M
19
Mexico
12.2M
20
Colombia
12.1M
21
Ghana
10.3M
22
Romania
8.8M
23
Malawi
8.5M
24
Cameroon
8M
25
United States
7.7M
26
South Sudan
7.1M
27
Cote d'Ivoire
6.4M
28
Japan
6.3M
29
Chile
6.1M
30
Guatemala
5.7M
31
Egypt, Arab Rep.
5.6M
32
Burundi
5.6M
33
Peru
5.2M
34
Haiti
5.1M
35
Niger
4.8M
36
Rwanda
4.2M
37
Sudan
3.9M
38
Iraq
3.8M
39
Myanmar
3.4M
40
Congo, Rep.
3.3M
41
Spain
3.3M
42
Italy
3.1M
43
Chad
3.1M
44
Ecuador
2.7M
45
Senegal
2.6M
46
Central African Republic
2.6M
47
Benin
2.5M
48
Mali
2.4M
49
Turkiye
2.4M
50
Burkina Faso
2.2M
51
Thailand
2.1M
52
Honduras
1.9M
53
Viet Nam
1.8M
54
Poland
1.8M
55
Uzbekistan
1.8M
56
Panama
1.6M
57
Greece
1.6M
58
Lao PDR
1.5M
59
Germany
1.5M
60
United Kingdom
1.5M
61
Iran, Islamic Rep.
1.5M
62
Sierra Leone
1.4M
63
Togo
1.4M
64
Israel
1.3M
65
France
1.3M
66
Namibia
1.2M
67
Korea, Rep.
1.2M
68
Dominican Republic
1.1M
69
Liberia
1.1M
70
Botswana
1M
71
Uruguay
1M
72
Guinea
1M
73
Lesotho
1M
74
Portugal
1M
75
Syrian Arab Republic
899,999
76
Canada
899,999
77
Nepal
800,000
78
Russian Federation
800,000
79
Slovak Republic
699,999
80
Sri Lanka
699,999
81
Morocco
699,999
82
Hungary
600,000
83
Australia
600,000
84
Mauritania
600,000
85
Tajikistan
600,000
86
Taiwan
600,000
87
Nicaragua
600,000
88
Armenia
600,000
89
Eswatini
500,000
90
Paraguay
500,000
91
Gabon
400,000
92
Croatia
400,000
93
Trinidad and Tobago
400,000
94
Bolivia
400,000
95
Czechia
300,000
96
Guinea-Bissau
300,000
97
Gambia, The
300,000
98
Jordan
300,000
99
Fiji
300,000
100
Sweden
300,000
101
Costa Rica
300,000
102
Comoros
300,000
103
Malaysia
200,000
104
Bulgaria
200,000
105
Djibouti
200,000
106
North Macedonia
200,000
107
Netherlands
200,000
108
Serbia
200,000
109
Austria
200,000
110
United Arab Emirates
200,000
111
Latvia
200,000
112
Lithuania
200,000
113
Kazakhstan
200,000
114
Belize
200,000
115
Jamaica
200,000
116
Albania
100,000
117
Belgium
100,000
118
Switzerland
100,000
119
Guyana
100,000
120
Kyrgyz Republic
100,000
121
Moldova
100,000
122
Mauritius
100,000
123
Norway
100,000
124
West Bank and Gaza
100,000
125
Suriname
100,000
126
Mongolia
0
127
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
128
Azerbaijan
0
129
Sao Tome and Principe
0
130
Qatar
0
131
Montenegro
0
132
Slovenia
0
133
Malta
0
134
Maldives
0
135
Seychelles
0
136
Luxembourg
0
137
St. Lucia
0
138
Lebanon
0
139
Iceland
0
140
Ireland
0
141
Grenada
0
142
Tunisia
0
143
Finland
0
144
Estonia
0
145
Algeria
0
146
Denmark
0
147
Cyprus
0
148
Cabo Verde
0
149
Bhutan
0
150
Belarus
0
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