Note: As always, rankings and index scores from this table cannot be accurately compared with rankings and index scores from previous reports (see About the GHI).
For the 2021 GHI report, data were assessed for 135 countries. Out of these, there were sufficient data to calculate 2021 GHI scores for and rank 116 countries (by way of comparison, 107 countries were ranked in the 2020 report). For 19 countries, individual scores could not be calculated and ranks could not be determined owing to lack of data. Where possible, these countries were provisionally designated by severity: 1 country is designated as low, 1 as moderate, 6 as serious, and 4 as alarming. For 7 countries, provisional designations could not be established (see Provisional Hunger Severity Designations).
| Rank in 2021 | Country | 2000 | 2006 | 2012 | 2021 | Absolute change since 2000 |
Percent change since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-181 | Belarus | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9.3 | 6.7 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Brazil | 11.5 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Chile | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | China | 13.3 | 9.0 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Croatia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Cuba | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Estonia | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Kuwait | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Latvia | 5.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Lithuania | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Montenegro | — | 6.5 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | North Macedonia | 7.5 | 7.7 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Romania | 7.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Serbia | — | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Slovakia | 6.0 | 5.3 | 2.5<5 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Turkey | 10.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 1-181 | Uruguay | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 2.5<5 | — | — |
| 19 | Argentina | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | -1.1 | -17.2 |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 7.0 | 5.5 | <5 | 5.3 | -1.7 | -24.3 |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 24.3 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 5.9 | -18.4 | -75.7 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 10.3 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 6.0 | -4.3 | -41.7 |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.1 | -2.5 | -29.1 |
| 23 | Mongolia | 30.2 | 23.4 | 12.8 | 6.1 | -24.1 | -79.8 |
| 25 | Albania | 20.7 | 15.9 | 8.8 | 6.2 | -14.5 | -70.0 |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 10.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | -3.9 | -38.6 |
| 27 | Georgia | 12.3 | 8.8 | <5 | 6.3 | -6.0 | -48.8 |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 11.2 | 12.3 | 8.1 | 6.4 | -4.8 | -42.9 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 11.0 | 12.1 | 8.2 | 6.8 | -4.2 | -38.2 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 13.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | -6.2 | -47.7 |
| 31 | Algeria | 14.5 | 11.7 | 8.9 | 6.9 | -7.6 | -52.4 |
| 32 | Armenia | 19.3 | 13.3 | 10.4 | 7.2 | -12.1 | -62.7 |
| 33 | Azerbaijan | 25.0 | 15.9 | 10.6 | 7.5 | -17.5 | -70.0 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 11.7 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 7.5 | -4.2 | -35.9 |
| 35 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.5 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.7 | -5.8 | -43.0 |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 15.1 | 13.2 | 10.2 | 8.0 | -7.1 | -47.0 |
| 36 | Peru | 20.6 | 16.4 | 9.2 | 8.0 | -12.6 | -61.2 |
| 38 | Jordan | 10.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.3 | -2.5 | -23.1 |
| 39 | Mexico | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.5 | -1.7 | -16.7 |
| 40 | Fiji | 9.6 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.6 | -1.0 | -10.4 |
| 40 | Jamaica | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Kyrgyz Republic | 18.3 | 13.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 | -9.7 | -53.0 |
| 43 | Morocco | 15.5 | 17.5 | 9.6 | 8.8 | -6.7 | -43.2 |
| 44 | Colombia | 10.9 | 11.4 | 9.3 | 8.9 | -2.0 | -18.3 |
| 44 | El Salvador | 14.7 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 8.9 | -5.8 | -39.5 |
| 44 | Panama | 18.7 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 8.9 | -9.8 | -52.4 |
| 44 | Trinidad & Tobago | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 8.9 | -2.1 | -19.1 |
| 48 | Lebanon | 11.6 | 13.2 | 12.3 | 9.7 | -1.9 | -16.4 |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 20.1 | 14.8 | 11.9 | 9.7 | -10.4 | -51.7 |
| 48.1ND | Moldova (Rep. of)* | — | — | — | 9.90-9.9* | — | — |
| 50 | Suriname | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | -4.7 | -31.1 |
| 51 | Guyana | 17.1 | 15.6 | 12.1 | 10.7 | -6.4 | -37.4 |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 15.4 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 10.8 | -4.6 | -29.9 |
| 53 | Thailand | 18.5 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.7 | -6.8 | -36.8 |
| 54 | Mauritius | 15.2 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 12.2 | -3.0 | -19.7 |
| 55 | Oman | 14.7 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 12.3 | -2.4 | -16.3 |
| 56 | Egypt | 16.3 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 12.5 | -3.8 | -23.3 |
| 57 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 27.7 | 23.3 | 15.6 | 12.7 | -15.0 | -54.2 |
| 58 | Honduras | 21.8 | 19.6 | 13.8 | 12.8 | -9.0 | -41.3 |
| 58 | Malaysia | 15.4 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 12.8 | -2.6 | -16.9 |
| 60 | South Africa | 18.1 | 17.6 | 12.7 | 12.9 | -5.2 | -28.7 |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 26.3 | 21.8 | 16.0 | 13.6 | -12.7 | -48.3 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 19.7 | 18.9 | 12.8 | 14.0 | -5.7 | -28.9 |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 22.3 | 17.4 | 14.9 | 14.0 | -8.3 | -37.2 |
| 64 | Ghana | 28.4 | 22.0 | 17.9 | 14.9 | -13.5 | -47.5 |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 21.9 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 16.0 | -5.9 | -26.9 |
| 66 | Senegal | 34.0 | 24.1 | 19.2 | 16.3 | -17.7 | -52.1 |
| 67 | Gabon | 21.0 | 20.2 | 18.6 | 16.6 | -4.4 | -21.0 |
| 68 | Philippines | 25.0 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 16.8 | -8.2 | -32.8 |
| 69 | Cambodia | 41.1 | 27.1 | 24.2 | 17.0 | -24.1 | -58.6 |
| 69 | Eswatini | 24.5 | 23.2 | 21.8 | 17.0 | -7.5 | -30.6 |
| 71 | Myanmar | 39.8 | 31.6 | 22.9 | 17.5 | -22.3 | -56.0 |
| 72 | Gambia | 29.0 | 27.5 | 22.1 | 17.6 | -11.4 | -39.3 |
| 73 | Indonesia | 26.1 | 29.5 | 23.0 | 18.0 | -8.1 | -31.0 |
| 74 | Cameroon | 35.7 | 30.9 | 23.1 | 18.6 | -17.1 | -47.9 |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 20.0 | 18.2 | 20.2 | 18.8 | -1.2 | -6.0 |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 34.0 | 28.9 | 28.6 | 19.1 | -14.9 | -43.8 |
| 76 | Nepal | 37.4 | 30.9 | 23.1 | 19.1 | -18.3 | -48.9 |
| 78 | Lao PDR | 44.1 | 31.9 | 25.7 | 19.5 | -24.6 | -55.8 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 28.4 | 24.6 | 22.0 | 19.6 | -8.8 | -31.0 |
| 79.1ND | Tajikistan* | — | — | — | 19.910-19.9* | — | — |
| 80 | Namibia | 25.3 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 20.2 | -5.1 | -20.2 |
| 81 | Malawi | 43.1 | 33.5 | 26.2 | 21.3 | -21.8 | -50.6 |
| 82 | Benin | 34.0 | 27.7 | 24.0 | 22.2 | -11.8 | -34.7 |
| 82 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 14.6 | 11.2 | 7.4 | 22.2 | 7.6 | 52.1 |
| 84 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33.3 | 37.1 | 30.0 | 22.3 | -11.0 | -33.0 |
| 85 | Mauritania | 31.9 | 28.9 | 23.6 | 22.6 | -9.3 | -29.2 |
| 86 | Iraq | 23.9 | 23.9 | 27.5 | 22.8 | -1.1 | -4.6 |
| 87 | Kenya | 36.7 | 31.2 | 25.4 | 23.0 | -13.7 | -37.3 |
| 88 | Botswana | 26.7 | 26.2 | 24.3 | 23.2 | -3.5 | -13.1 |
| 89 | Togo | 39.1 | 36.5 | 25.3 | 23.7 | -15.4 | -39.4 |
| 90 | Ethiopia | 53.5 | 43.4 | 33.5 | 24.1 | -29.4 | -55.0 |
| 91 | Burkina Faso | 44.9 | 35.8 | 29.7 | 24.5 | -20.4 | -45.4 |
| 92 | Mali | 41.7 | 36.8 | 24.8 | 24.7 | -17.0 | -40.8 |
| 92 | Pakistan | 36.7 | 33.1 | 32.1 | 24.7 | -12.0 | -32.7 |
| 92 | Tanzania (United Republic of) | 40.6 | 33.6 | 29.1 | 24.7 | -15.9 | -39.2 |
| 95 | Sudan | — | — | 29.8 | 25.1 | — | — |
| 96 | Korea (DPR) | 39.5 | 33.1 | 29.1 | 25.2 | -14.3 | -36.2 |
| 97 | Angola | 65.0 | 46.9 | 27.8 | 26.0 | -39.0 | -60.0 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 49.3 | 38.3 | 31.0 | 26.4 | -22.9 | -46.5 |
| 99 | Djibouti | 44.3 | 36.9 | 35.4 | 27.4 | -16.9 | -38.1 |
| 99 | Lesotho | 32.5 | 29.6 | 24.6 | 27.4 | -5.1 | -15.7 |
| 101 | India | 38.8 | 37.4 | 28.8 | 27.5 | -11.3 | -29.1 |
| 102 | Papua New Guinea | 33.6 | 30.3 | 33.7 | 27.8 | -5.8 | -17.3 |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 50.9 | 42.7 | 34.3 | 28.3 | -22.6 | -44.4 |
| 103 | Nigeria | 39.5 | 32.5 | 30.4 | 28.3 | -11.2 | -28.4 |
| 105 | Congo (Republic of) | 34.9 | 34.6 | 28.5 | 30.3 | -4.6 | -13.2 |
| 106 | Mozambique | 48.0 | 38.2 | 31.5 | 31.3 | -16.7 | -34.8 |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 57.7 | 52.7 | 34.7 | 31.3 | -26.4 | -45.8 |
| 108 | Timor-Leste | — | 46.1 | 36.2 | 32.4 | — | — |
| 109 | Haiti | 42.0 | 43.6 | 35.2 | 32.8 | -9.2 | -21.9 |
| 110 | Liberia | 48.1 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 33.3 | -14.8 | -30.8 |
| 110.1ND | Guinea* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 110.2ND | Guinea-Bissau* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 110.3ND | Niger* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 110.4ND | Uganda* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 110.5ND | Zambia* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 110.6ND | Zimbabwe* | — | — | — | 34.920–34.9* | — | — |
| 111 | Madagascar | 42.8 | 41.6 | 34.3 | 36.3 | -6.5 | -15.2 |
| 112 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 50.6 | 45.3 | 42.3 | 39.0 | -11.6 | -22.9 |
| 113 | Chad | 50.8 | 51.2 | 45.7 | 39.6 | -11.2 | -22.0 |
| 114 | Central African Republic | 48.9 | 48.0 | 40.5 | 43.0 | -5.9 | -12.1 |
| 115 | Yemen | 41.0 | 38.8 | 38.4 | 45.1 | 4.1 | 10.0 |
| 115.1ND | Burundi* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* | — | — |
| 115.2ND | Comoros* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* | — | — |
| 115.3ND | South Sudan* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* | — | — |
| 115.4ND | Syrian Arab Republic* | — | — | — | 49.935–49.9* | — | — |
| 116 | Somalia | 58.1 | 57.9 | 65.1 | 50.8 | -7.3 | -12.6 |
*For 19 countries, individual scores could not be calculated and ranks could not be determined owing to lack of data. Where possible, these countries were provisionally designated by severity: 1 country is designated as low, 1 as moderate, 6 as serious, and 4 as alarming. For 7 countries, provisional designations could not be established (see Box 1.3).
— = Data are not available or not presented. Some countries did not exist in their present borders in the given year or reference period.
ND= Not sufficient data.
1The 18 countries with 2021 GHI scores of less than 5 are not assigned individual ranks, but rather are collectively ranked 1–18. Differences between their scores are minimal.
