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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
Central African Republic
2.6M
46
Senegal
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
Greece
1.6M
57
Panama
1.6M
58
Germany
1.5M
59
Lao PDR
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
Korea, Rep.
1.2M
67
Namibia
1.2M
68
Liberia
1.1M
69
Dominican Republic
1.1M
70
Botswana
1M
71
Lesotho
1M
72
Guinea
1M
73
Uruguay
1M
74
Portugal
1M
75
Syrian Arab Republic
899,999
76
Canada
899,999
77
Russian Federation
800,000
78
Nepal
800,000
79
Sri Lanka
699,999
80
Morocco
699,999
81
Slovak Republic
699,999
82
Taiwan
600,000
83
Australia
600,000
84
Armenia
600,000
85
Nicaragua
600,000
86
Tajikistan
600,000
87
Hungary
600,000
88
Mauritania
600,000
89
Paraguay
500,000
90
Eswatini
500,000
91
Trinidad and Tobago
400,000
92
Croatia
400,000
93
Gabon
400,000
94
Bolivia
400,000
95
Guinea-Bissau
300,000
96
Gambia, The
300,000
97
Jordan
300,000
98
Sweden
300,000
99
Czechia
300,000
100
Costa Rica
300,000
101
Comoros
300,000
102
Fiji
300,000
103
Malaysia
200,000
104
United Arab Emirates
200,000
105
Austria
200,000
106
Bulgaria
200,000
107
Belize
200,000
108
Djibouti
200,000
109
Jamaica
200,000
110
Kazakhstan
200,000
111
Lithuania
200,000
112
Latvia
200,000
113
North Macedonia
200,000
114
Netherlands
200,000
115
Serbia
200,000
116
Mauritius
100,000
117
West Bank and Gaza
100,000
118
Moldova
100,000
119
Norway
100,000
120
Suriname
100,000
121
Kyrgyz Republic
100,000
122
Guyana
100,000
123
Switzerland
100,000
124
Belgium
100,000
125
Albania
100,000
126
St. Lucia
0
127
Sao Tome and Principe
0
128
Bhutan
0
129
Lebanon
0
130
Slovenia
0
131
Belarus
0
132
Iceland
0
133
Seychelles
0
134
Ireland
0
135
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
136
Grenada
0
137
Finland
0
138
Estonia
0
139
Algeria
0
140
Tunisia
0
141
Denmark
0
142
Cyprus
0
143
Qatar
0
144
Mongolia
0
145
Montenegro
0
146
Malta
0
147
Maldives
0
148
Cabo Verde
0
149
Luxembourg
0
150
Azerbaijan
0
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