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Number of severely food insecure people
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1
Nigeria
55.3M
2
Congo, Dem. Rep.
45M
3
Pakistan
25M
4
Ethiopia
24.5M
5
Tanzania
16.2M
6
Kenya
15.5M
7
Egypt, Arab Rep.
13.8M
8
Afghanistan
12.9M
9
Malawi
11.7M
10
Uganda
7.3M
11
South Sudan
7.2M
12
Brazil
7.1M
13
Cameroon
7M
14
Argentina
5.6M
15
Madagascar
5.6M
16
South Africa
5.4M
17
Haiti
5.3M
18
Iran, Islamic Rep.
5.3M
19
Peru
4.9M
20
Chad
4.9M
21
Zimbabwe
4.1M
22
Guatemala
3.9M
23
Myanmar
3.9M
24
Mexico
3.8M
25
Nepal
3.8M
26
Zambia
3.6M
27
Philippines
3.5M
28
United States
3.3M
29
Ghana
3.2M
30
Burundi
2.9M
31
Sierra Leone
2.8M
32
Colombia
2.6M
33
Cote d'Ivoire
2.6M
34
Viet Nam
2.3M
35
Algeria
2.3M
36
United Kingdom
2.3M
37
Ecuador
2.1M
38
Benin
2.1M
39
Ukraine
2.1M
40
Liberia
2M
41
Malaysia
2M
42
Dominican Republic
2M
43
Niger
2M
44
Uzbekistan
1.9M
45
France
1.8M
46
Burkina Faso
1.7M
47
Honduras
1.6M
48
Japan
1.3M
49
Libya
1.3M
50
Romania
1.3M
51
Tunisia
1.2M
52
Germany
1M
53
El Salvador
1M
54
Australia
1M
55
Namibia
900,000
56
Togo
900,000
57
Jamaica
800,000
58
Canada
700,000
59
Chile
700,000
60
Mauritania
700,000
61
Senegal
700,000
62
Spain
700,000
63
Lesotho
600,000
64
Cambodia
600,000
65
Gambia, The
600,000
66
Korea, Rep.
600,000
67
Thailand
600,000
68
Botswana
600,000
69
Lebanon
600,000
70
Tajikistan
600,000
71
Mali
600,000
72
Netherlands
500,000
73
Hungary
400,000
74
Lao PDR
400,000
75
Belgium
300,000
76
West Bank and Gaza
300,000
77
Sweden
300,000
78
Eswatini
300,000
79
Portugal
300,000
80
Sri Lanka
300,000
81
Georgia
200,000
82
Kuwait
200,000
83
Comoros
200,000
84
Singapore
200,000
85
Moldova
200,000
86
Czechia
200,000
87
New Zealand
200,000
88
Finland
200,000
89
Djibouti
200,000
90
Mauritius
200,000
91
Albania
200,000
92
Greece
200,000
93
Montenegro
100,000
94
Luxembourg
100,000
95
North Macedonia
100,000
96
Croatia
100,000
97
Lithuania
100,000
98
Guyana
100,000
99
Samoa
100,000
100
Azerbaijan
100,000
101
Austria
100,000
102
Malta
100,000
103
Cabo Verde
100,000
104
Serbia
100,000
105
Norway
100,000
106
Mongolia
100,000
107
Antigua and Barbuda
100,000
108
Bosnia and Herzegovina
100,000
109
Palau
100,000
110
Iceland
100,000
111
Grenada
100,000
112
Slovenia
100,000
113
Costa Rica
100,000
114
United Arab Emirates
100,000
115
Ireland
100,000
116
Israel
100,000
117
Denmark
100,000
118
Switzerland
100,000
119
Uruguay
100,000
120
Slovak Republic
100,000
121
Estonia
100,000
122
Latvia
100,000
123
Bulgaria
100,000
124
Trinidad and Tobago
100,000
125
Kiribati
100,000
126
Kazakhstan
100,000
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