Countries With the Lowest Undernourishment
Every country with a figure for undernourishment, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are United Arab Emirates (2.5%), Armenia (2.5%) and Australia (2.5%). The middle country of the 168 has 5.3%.
What this measures
Prevalence of undernourishment (% of population). Source: Food and Agriculture Organization. For this measure, higher is worse.
Estimated from the food supply and how it is shared out, not by asking anyone. It is the FAO's model of how many people get less food energy than they need. The survey-based food insecurity measure below is treated as measuring the same thing. So their pair reads as two tools agreeing, not as a finding.
This measure mostly follows how rich a country is, so this ranking is close to a ranking by national income. Each country’s page also ranks it against countries with similar incomes, which is often the fairer comparison.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2018–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Undernourishment | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Armenia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Australia | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Austria | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Belgium | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Belarus | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Brazil | 2.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Canada | 2.5% | 2023 | North America |
| 12 | Switzerland | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Chile | 2.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 14 | China | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 2.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Cyprus | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Czechia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Germany | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Denmark | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Algeria | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Spain | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Estonia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Finland | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | France | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 26 | Georgia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Greece | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Guyana | 2.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Croatia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | Hungary | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Ireland | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Iceland | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Israel | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Italy | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Korea, Rep. | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 37 | Kuwait | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 38 | Lithuania | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Latvia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Moldova | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | North Macedonia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Malta | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 44 | Montenegro | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Mongolia | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 46 | Malaysia | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 47 | Netherlands | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Norway | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | New Zealand | 2.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 50 | Poland | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 51 | Portugal | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 52 | Romania | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 55 | Serbia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 57 | Sweden | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 58 | Seychelles | 2.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Turkiye | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Uruguay | 2.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | United States | 2.5% | 2023 | North America |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 2.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Philippines | 3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 65 | Tunisia | 3% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 3.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 67 | Slovak Republic | 3.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 69 | Dominica | 3.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 3.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 71 | Samoa | 3.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 3.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 73 | Colombia | 3.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 74 | Kiribati | 4.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 4.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Barbados | 4.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 77 | Thailand | 4.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 78 | Cameroon | 4.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 4.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 80 | Kyrgyz Republic | 5.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 81 | Senegal | 5.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | Cambodia | 5.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 83 | Paraguay | 5.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 84 | Nepal | 5.3% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 5.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 86 | Albania | 5.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 87 | Myanmar | 5.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 88 | Panama | 5.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 89 | Oman | 5.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 90 | Venezuela, RB | 5.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 91 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 6.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 92 | Ghana | 6.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | Indonesia | 6.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 94 | El Salvador | 6.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Fiji | 6.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 96 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 6.8% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 97 | Peru | 6.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Ukraine | 6.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 99 | Belize | 7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Morocco | 7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 7.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 7.4% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 103 | Jamaica | 7.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 8.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 105 | Lebanon | 8.7% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 106 | Mauritania | 8.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 107 | Mauritius | 8.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 108 | Togo | 9.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 109 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 9.4% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 110 | Suriname | 9.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 111 | South Africa | 10% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 112 | Bangladesh | 10.4% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 113 | Sudan | 11% | 2021 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 114 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 115 | Macao SAR, China | 11.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 117 | Guinea | 11.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 118 | Guatemala | 11.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | India | 12% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 120 | Ecuador | 12.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Mali | 12.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 122 | Djibouti | 12.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 123 | Niger | 12.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 13.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 125 | Cabo Verde | 13.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 126 | Benin | 14.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 127 | Jordan | 14.3% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 128 | Eswatini | 14.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 129 | Honduras | 14.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Iraq | 14.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 131 | Comoros | 15.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 132 | Libya | 16.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 133 | Pakistan | 16.5% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 134 | Gambia, The | 16.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 17.3% | 2022 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 137 | Namibia | 18.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Timor-Leste | 18.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 19.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 19.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 141 | Nigeria | 19.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Solomon Islands | 20% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 143 | Tanzania | 20.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 144 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 145 | Bolivia | 21.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 146 | Mozambique | 21.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Uganda | 22% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 149 | South Sudan | 22.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 150 | Angola | 22.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 151 | Botswana | 24% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 24.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Rwanda | 24.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 154 | Gabon | 25.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | Congo, Rep. | 26.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 156 | Afghanistan | 28.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 28.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 29.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 159 | Chad | 32% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 160 | Liberia | 35.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 161 | Kenya | 36.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 162 | Zambia | 37.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 163 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 38.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Syrian Arab Republic | 39% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 165 | Madagascar | 39.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 166 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 47% | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 167 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 53.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 168 | Haiti | 54.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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