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Share of people who are undernourished by country 2023 | worldgovdata
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Share of people who are undernourished
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2023
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Value
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1
Haiti
54.2%
2
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
53.2%
3
Madagascar
39.5%
4
Syrian Arab Republic
39%
5
Congo, Dem. Rep.
38.5%
6
Zambia
37.2%
7
Kenya
36.8%
8
Liberia
35.5%
9
Chad
32%
10
Central African Republic
29.8%
11
Papua New Guinea
28.7%
12
Afghanistan
28.1%
13
Congo, Rep.
26.4%
14
Gabon
25.3%
15
Rwanda
24.4%
16
Sierra Leone
24.1%
17
Botswana
24%
18
Angola
22.5%
19
South Sudan
22.3%
20
Guinea-Bissau
22.1%
21
Uganda
22%
22
Mozambique
21.8%
23
Bolivia
21.8%
24
Malawi
21.4%
25
Tanzania
20.2%
26
Solomon Islands
20%
27
Nigeria
19.9%
28
Zimbabwe
19.7%
29
Ethiopia
19.7%
30
Timor-Leste
18.7%
31
Namibia
18.1%
32
Sao Tome and Principe
17.4%
33
Gambia, The
16.8%
34
Libya
16.5%
35
Pakistan
16.5%
36
Comoros
15.4%
37
Iraq
14.9%
38
Honduras
14.8%
39
Eswatini
14.7%
40
Jordan
14.3%
41
Benin
14.3%
42
Cabo Verde
13.5%
43
Burkina Faso
13.1%
44
Djibouti
12.9%
45
Niger
12.9%
46
Mali
12.3%
47
Ecuador
12.1%
48
India
12%
49
Guatemala
11.8%
50
Guinea
11.4%
51
Trinidad and Tobago
11.2%
52
Macao SAR, China
11.2%
53
Cote d'Ivoire
11.1%
54
Bangladesh
10.4%
55
South Africa
10%
56
Suriname
9.7%
57
Egypt, Arab Rep.
9.4%
58
Togo
9.1%
59
Mauritius
8.7%
60
Lebanon
8.7%
61
Mauritania
8.7%
62
Tajikistan
8.4%
63
Jamaica
7.7%
64
Sri Lanka
7.4%
65
Vanuatu
7.2%
66
Belize
7%
67
Morocco
7%
68
Peru
6.9%
69
Ukraine
6.9%
70
Fiji
6.8%
71
Iran, Islamic Rep.
6.8%
72
El Salvador
6.7%
73
Indonesia
6.3%
74
Ghana
6.3%
75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
6.1%
76
Venezuela, RB
5.9%
77
Oman
5.9%
78
Panama
5.7%
79
Albania
5.4%
80
Myanmar
5.4%
81
Viet Nam
5.3%
82
Nepal
5.3%
83
Cambodia
5.2%
84
Paraguay
5.2%
85
Kyrgyz Republic
5.1%
86
Senegal
5.1%
87
New Caledonia
4.9%
88
Cameroon
4.8%
89
Thailand
4.6%
90
Barbados
4.4%
91
Turkmenistan
4.3%
92
Kiribati
4.1%
93
Colombia
3.9%
94
French Polynesia
3.8%
95
Taiwan
3.8%
96
Dominican Republic
3.6%
97
Samoa
3.6%
98
Dominica
3.6%
99
Argentina
3.4%
100
Slovak Republic
3.1%
101
Hong Kong SAR, China
3.1%
102
Tunisia
3%
103
Philippines
3%
104
Mexico
2.7%
105
Norway
2.5%
106
Bulgaria
2.5%
107
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.5%
108
Seychelles
2.5%
109
Belarus
2.5%
110
Sweden
2.5%
111
Slovenia
2.5%
112
Brazil
2.5%
113
Serbia
2.5%
114
Belgium
2.5%
115
Canada
2.5%
116
Saudi Arabia
2.5%
117
Switzerland
2.5%
118
Russian Federation
2.5%
119
Chile
2.5%
120
Romania
2.5%
121
China
2.5%
122
Turkiye
2.5%
123
Azerbaijan
2.5%
124
Portugal
2.5%
125
Poland
2.5%
126
Austria
2.5%
127
New Zealand
2.5%
128
Costa Rica
2.5%
129
Netherlands
2.5%
130
Australia
2.5%
131
Cyprus
2.5%
132
Czechia
2.5%
133
Germany
2.5%
134
Malaysia
2.5%
135
Uruguay
2.5%
136
Armenia
2.5%
137
Denmark
2.5%
138
Mongolia
2.5%
139
United States
2.5%
140
Montenegro
2.5%
141
Algeria
2.5%
142
Malta
2.5%
143
Uzbekistan
2.5%
144
North Macedonia
2.5%
145
Spain
2.5%
146
Moldova
2.5%
147
Estonia
2.5%
148
United Arab Emirates
2.5%
149
Latvia
2.5%
150
Finland
2.5%
151
Luxembourg
2.5%
152
Lithuania
2.5%
153
France
2.5%
154
Kuwait
2.5%
155
United Kingdom
2.5%
156
Korea, Rep.
2.5%
157
Georgia
2.5%
158
Kazakhstan
2.5%
159
Italy
2.5%
160
Greece
2.5%
161
Israel
2.5%
162
Iceland
2.5%
163
Guyana
2.5%
164
Ireland
2.5%
165
Hungary
2.5%
166
Croatia
2.5%
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