Data for 2005

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005

Name: Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Figures for 2005, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.7; 40 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 7.4. Against 2004, 122 values changed (32 up, 90 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2005

HighestSomalia

69.7

Lowest40 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

167countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
106distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	69.7
2	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	49.4
3	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	47.7
4	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	42.9
5	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	40.2
6	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	38.1
7	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	36.7
8	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	36.4
9	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.7
10	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	34.8
11	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	34.5
12	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	32.9
13	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	32.3
14	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	30.9
15	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	30.6
16	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	30.0
17	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	29.5
18	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	29.2
19	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	28.9
20	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	28.5
=21	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	28.4
=21	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	28.4
23	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	28.0
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	27.9
25	Bolivia`BOL`South America	27.6
26	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	27.3
27	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	26.9
=28	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	24.8
=28	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	24.8
30	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	21.9
31	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	21.5
32	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	21.3
33	India`IND`Southern Asia	21.1
34	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	19.9
35	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	19.2
36	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.8
37	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	18.6
38	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18.4
39	Honduras`HND`Central America	18.1
40	Niger`NER`Western Africa	18.0
41	Peru`PER`South America	17.9
=42	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17.6
=42	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	17.6
44	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.4
45	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	17.3
46	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	17.0
=47	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	16.9
=47	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	16.9
49	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	16.5
50	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	16.4
51	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	16.3
52	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	15.8
53	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	15.5
54	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	15.2
55	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	15.1
56	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	14.9
=57	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	14.8
=57	Panama`PAN`Central America	14.8
59	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	14.3
60	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	14.2
61	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	13.8
62	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	13.0
63	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	12.7
64	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	12.2
65	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	11.8
66	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	11.7
67	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	11.2
=68	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	11.1
=68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	11.1
70	Colombia`COL`South America	11.0
71	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	10.4
72	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	10.3
73	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	10.1
74	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	9.4
75	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	9.2
76	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	9.1
=77	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	8.9
=77	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	8.9
=79	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	8.8
=79	Suriname`SUR`South America	8.8
81	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	8.5
82	Venezuela`VEN`South America	7.8
=83	Paraguay`PRY`South America	7.4
=83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	7.4
=85	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	7.3
=85	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	7.3
=87	Guyana`GUY`South America	7.1
=87	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	7.1
=87	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	7.1
90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	6.9
91	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	6.4
92	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	6.2
=93	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	6.1
=93	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.1
95	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	5.8
96	Brazil`BRA`South America	5.7
=97	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	5.6
=97	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	5.6
=99	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	5.4
=99	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	5.4
101	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	5.3
102	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	5.1
103	Belize`BLZ`Central America	5.0
104	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	4.9
=105	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.8
=105	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	4.8
=107	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	4.7
=107	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	4.7
=109	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	4.5
=109	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	4.5
=109	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	4.5
112	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	4.3
113	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	4.2
114	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	4.1
=115	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4.0
=115	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	4.0
117	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	3.8
118	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	3.7
119	Argentina`ARG`South America	3.6
120	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	3.4
=121	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	3.3
=121	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	3.3
123	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.2
124	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	3.1
125	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	2.8
=126	Chile`CHL`South America	2.6
=126	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.6
=128	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Canada`CAN`Northern America	2.5
=128	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	2.5
=128	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	France`FRA`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	2.5
=128	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	2.5
=128	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.5
=128	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	2.5
=128	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	2.5
=128	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2.5
=128	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2.5
=128	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	2.5
=128	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	2.5
=128	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2.5
=128	United States`USA`Northern America	2.5
=128	Uruguay`URY`South America	2.5

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.7
2Zambia49.4
3Haiti47.7
4Angola42.9
5Sierra Leone40.2

Lowest

128United Statesshared2.5
128Uruguayshared2.5
128Ukraineshared2.5
128Swedenshared2.5
128Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 7.4. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032004 → 2005

Since 2004

What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
122values changed, of 167 in both
32 · 90rose · fell
45unchanged

Rose most

Eswatini9.7 → 11.7+2.0
Namibia18.4 → 19.9+1.5
North Korea33.2 → 34.5+1.3
Republic of the Congo27.2 → 28.4+1.2
Mauritania9.5 → 10.3+0.8

Fell most

Angola50.6 → 42.9−7.7
Sierra Leone44.4 → 40.2−4.2
Afghanistan34.6 → 30.6−4.0
Myanmar28.8 → 24.8−4.0
Djibouti32.7 → 28.9−3.8

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

106 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 40 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2005). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2005

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