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Undernourishment

Tier A· Official

Share of the population whose dietary energy intake is below the minimum needed for a healthy, active life.

100 = lowest undernourishment (best), 0 = highest

Mixed reference years (2006–2023). This metric uses each country's most recent available year, so countries are not all measured in the same year — cross-country comparison is weakened. Each row shows its own reference year.

How this score is built

Prevalence of undernourishment — % of people below minimum dietary energy requirements — World Bank indicator SN.ITK.DEFC.ZS (FAO). Direction is higher_worse; normalized with min–max and inverted, so 100 = lowest undernourishment. Note the FAO reports values below 2.5% as "<2.5%" (shown here as 2.5), so the very best countries are not further distinguished. Most recent year per country.

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100 = lowest undernourishment (best), 0 = highest

Full ranking

169 countries with data. Rank 1 = best. Click a column to sort; click a country for its full provenance.

Rank ↑CountryScoreRaw value
1stAlgeriaDZA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stArmeniaARM
100100
2.5 % of population
1stAustraliaAUS
100100
2.5 % of population
1stAustriaAUT
100100
2.5 % of population
1stAzerbaijanAZE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stBelarusBLR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stBelgiumBEL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stBosnia and HerzegovinaBIH
100100
2.5 % of population
1stBrazilBRA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stBulgariaBGR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCanadaCAN
100100
2.5 % of population
1stChileCHL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stChinaCHN
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCosta RicaCRI
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCroatiaHRV
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCubaCUB
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCyprusCYP
100100
2.5 % of population
1stCzechiaCZE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stDenmarkDNK
100100
2.5 % of population
1stEstoniaEST
100100
2.5 % of population
1stFinlandFIN
100100
2.5 % of population
1stFranceFRA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stGeorgiaGEO
100100
2.5 % of population
1stGermanyDEU
100100
2.5 % of population
1stGreeceGRC
100100
2.5 % of population
1stGuyanaGUY
100100
2.5 % of population
1stHungaryHUN
100100
2.5 % of population
1stIcelandISL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stIrelandIRL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stIsraelISR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stItalyITA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stKazakhstanKAZ
100100
2.5 % of population
1stKuwaitKWT
100100
2.5 % of population
1stLatviaLVA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stLithuaniaLTU
100100
2.5 % of population
1stLuxembourgLUX
100100
2.5 % of population
1stMalaysiaMYS
100100
2.5 % of population
1stMaltaMLT
100100
2.5 % of population
1stMoldovaMDA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stMongoliaMNG
100100
2.5 % of population
1stMontenegroMNE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stNetherlandsNLD
100100
2.5 % of population
1stNew ZealandNZL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stNorth MacedoniaMKD
100100
2.5 % of population
1stNorwayNOR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stPolandPOL
100100
2.5 % of population
1stPortugalPRT
100100
2.5 % of population
1stRomaniaROU
100100
2.5 % of population
1stRussiaRUS
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSaudi ArabiaSAU
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSerbiaSRB
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSeychellesSYC
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSloveniaSVN
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSouth KoreaKOR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSpainESP
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSwedenSWE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stSwitzerlandCHE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stTürkiyeTUR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stUnited Arab EmiratesARE
100100
2.5 % of population
1stUnited KingdomGBR
100100
2.5 % of population
1stUnited StatesUSA
100100
2.5 % of population
1stUruguayURY
100100
2.5 % of population
1stUzbekistanUZB
100100
2.5 % of population
64thMexicoMEX
99.61100
2.7 % of population
65thPhilippinesPHL
99.0399
3 % of population
65thTunisiaTUN
99.0399
3 % of population
67thHong KongHKG
98.8499
3.1 % of population
67thSlovakiaSVK
98.8499
3.1 % of population
69thArgentinaARG
98.2698
3.4 % of population
70thDominicaDMA
97.8798
3.6 % of population
70thDominican RepublicDOM
97.8798
3.6 % of population
70thSamoaWSM
97.8798
3.6 % of population
73rdFrench PolynesiaPYF
97.4997
3.8 % of population
74thColombiaCOL
97.2997
3.9 % of population
75thKiribatiKIR
96.9197
4.1 % of population
76thTurkmenistanTKM
96.5297
4.3 % of population
77thBarbadosBRB
96.3296
4.4 % of population
78thThailandTHA
95.9496
4.6 % of population
79thCameroonCMR
95.5596
4.8 % of population
80thNew CaledoniaNCL
95.3695
4.9 % of population
81stKyrgyzstanKGZ
94.9795
5.1 % of population
81stSenegalSEN
94.9795
5.1 % of population
83rdCambodiaKHM
94.7895
5.2 % of population
83rdParaguayPRY
94.7895
5.2 % of population
85thNepalNPL
94.5895
5.3 % of population
85thVietnamVNM
94.5895
5.3 % of population
87thAlbaniaALB
94.3994
5.4 % of population
87thMyanmarMMR
94.3994
5.4 % of population
89thPanamaPAN
93.8194
5.7 % of population
90thOmanOMN
93.4293
5.9 % of population
90thVenezuelaVEN
93.4293
5.9 % of population
92ndSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT
93.0493
6.1 % of population
93rdGhanaGHA
92.6593
6.3 % of population
93rdIndonesiaIDN
92.6593
6.3 % of population
95thEl SalvadorSLV
91.8892
6.7 % of population
96thFijiFJI
91.6892
6.8 % of population
96thIranIRN
91.6892
6.8 % of population
98thPeruPER
91.4991
6.9 % of population
98thUkraineUKR
91.4991
6.9 % of population
100thBelizeBLZ
91.391
7 % of population
100thMoroccoMAR
91.391
7 % of population
102ndVanuatuVUT
90.9191
7.2 % of population
103rdSri LankaLKA
90.5291
7.4 % of population
104thJamaicaJAM
89.9490
7.7 % of population
105thTajikistanTJK
88.5989
8.4 % of population
106thLebanonLBN
88.0188
8.7 % of population
106thMauritaniaMRT
88.0188
8.7 % of population
106thMauritiusMUS
88.0188
8.7 % of population
109thTogoTGO
87.2387
9.1 % of population
110thEgyptEGY
86.6587
9.4 % of population
111thSurinameSUR
86.0786
9.7 % of population
112thSouth AfricaZAF
85.4985
10 % of population
113thBangladeshBGD
84.7285
10.4 % of population
114thSudanSDN
83.5684
11 % of population
115thIvory CoastCIV
83.3783
11.1 % of population
116thMacauMAC
83.1783
11.2 % of population
116thTrinidad and TobagoTTO
83.1783
11.2 % of population
118thGuineaGIN
82.7983
11.4 % of population
119thGuatemalaGTM
82.0182
11.8 % of population
120thIndiaIND
81.6282
12 % of population
121stEcuadorECU
81.4381
12.1 % of population
122ndMaliMLI
81.0481
12.3 % of population
123rdDjiboutiDJI
79.8880
12.9 % of population
123rdNigerNER
79.8880
12.9 % of population
125thBurkina FasoBFA
79.580
13.1 % of population
126thCape VerdeCPV
78.7279
13.5 % of population
127thBeninBEN
77.1877
14.3 % of population
127thJordanJOR
77.1877
14.3 % of population
129thEswatiniSWZ
76.476
14.7 % of population
130thHondurasHND
76.2176
14.8 % of population
131stIraqIRQ
76.0276
14.9 % of population
132ndComorosCOM
75.0575
15.4 % of population
133rdLibyaLBY
72.9273
16.5 % of population
133rdPakistanPAK
72.9273
16.5 % of population
135thGambiaGMB
72.3472
16.8 % of population
136thNicaraguaNIC
71.3771
17.3 % of population
137thSão Tomé and PríncipeSTP
71.1871
17.4 % of population
138thNamibiaNAM
69.8370
18.1 % of population
139thTimor-LesteTLS
68.6769
18.7 % of population
140thEthiopiaETH
66.7367
19.7 % of population
140thZimbabweZWE
66.7367
19.7 % of population
142ndNigeriaNGA
66.3466
19.9 % of population
143rdSolomon IslandsSLB
66.1566
20 % of population
144thTanzaniaTZA
65.7666
20.2 % of population
145thMalawiMWI
63.4463
21.4 % of population
146thBoliviaBOL
62.6763
21.8 % of population
146thMozambiqueMOZ
62.6763
21.8 % of population
148thUgandaUGA
62.2862
22 % of population
149thGuinea-BissauGNB
62.0962
22.1 % of population
150thSouth SudanSSD
61.762
22.3 % of population
151stAngolaAGO
61.3261
22.5 % of population
152ndBotswanaBWA
58.4158
24 % of population
153rdSierra LeoneSLE
58.2258
24.1 % of population
154thRwandaRWA
57.6458
24.4 % of population
155thGabonGAB
55.956
25.3 % of population
156thCongoCOG
53.7754
26.4 % of population
157thAfghanistanAFG
50.4850
28.1 % of population
158thPapua New GuineaPNG
49.3249
28.7 % of population
159thCentral African RepublicCAF
47.247
29.8 % of population
160thChadTCD
42.9443
32 % of population
161stLiberiaLBR
36.1736
35.5 % of population
162ndKenyaKEN
33.6634
36.8 % of population
163rdZambiaZMB
32.8833
37.2 % of population
164thDR CongoCOD
30.3730
38.5 % of population
165thSyriaSYR
29.429
39 % of population
166thMadagascarMDG
28.4328
39.5 % of population
167thNorth KoreaPRK
13.9314
47 % of population
168thSomaliaSOM
1.932
53.2 % of population
169thHaitiHTI
00
54.2 % of population
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