Data for 2006

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2006

Figures for 2006, as FAO published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2006 covers 167 countries. Somalia is highest, at 69.7; 42 countries share the lowest reading, 2.5. The middle country reads 6.9. Against 2005, 119 values changed (33 up, 86 down), the same countries are covered.

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Prevalence of Undernourishment · Data for 2006

HighestSomalia

69.7

Lowest42 countries share it

2.5

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

167countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
96distinct values1 decimal, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	69.7
2	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	48.1
3	HaitiHTICaribbean	45.9
4	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	37.0
5	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	36.6
=6	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	36.0
=6	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	36.0
8	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	35.4
9	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	35.1
10	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	33.0
11	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	32.7
=12	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	30.6
=12	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	30.6
14	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	30.5
15	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	28.7
16	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	28.6
17	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	27.9
18	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	27.6
19	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	27.4
20	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	27.3
21	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	27.0
=22	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	26.6
=22	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	26.6
24	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	26.5
25	BoliviaBOLSouth America	26.0
26	KenyaKENEastern Africa	25.8
27	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	24.6
28	TogoTGOWestern Africa	23.6
29	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	22.0
30	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	21.0
31	NicaraguaNICCentral America	20.9
=32	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	19.3
=32	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	19.3
34	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	19.2
=35	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	18.9
=35	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	18.9
=37	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	18.1
=37	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	18.1
39	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	17.5
=40	NigerNERWestern Africa	17.0
=40	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	17.0
42	HondurasHNDCentral America	16.9
43	GuineaGINWestern Africa	16.8
=44	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	16.5
=44	IraqIRQWestern Asia	16.5
46	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	16.1
47	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	16.0
48	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	15.7
49	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	15.5
50	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	15.4
51	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.0
=52	PeruPERSouth America	14.9
=52	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	14.9
54	SenegalSENWestern Africa	14.6
55	GabonGABMiddle Africa	14.5
56	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	14.4
=57	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	13.9
=57	MacauMACEastern Asia	13.9
=59	PanamaPANCentral America	13.5
=59	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	13.5
61	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	13.1
62	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	12.9
63	ColombiaCOLSouth America	11.3
64	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	11.2
65	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	10.9
=66	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	10.6
=66	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	10.6
68	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	10.5
69	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	10.4
70	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.3
71	MaliMLIWestern Africa	9.8
72	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	9.3
=73	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.2
=73	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	9.2
=75	BeninBENWestern Africa	8.9
=75	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	8.9
77	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	8.7
78	OmanOMNWestern Asia	8.3
=79	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	8.0
=79	SurinameSURSouth America	8.0
=79	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	8.0
82	GuyanaGUYSouth America	7.6
83	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	7.3
84	IranIRNSouthern Asia	6.9
85	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	6.7
=86	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	6.5
=86	VenezuelaVENSouth America	6.5
=88	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	6.3
=88	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	6.3
90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	6.2
=91	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.0
=91	ParaguayPRYSouth America	6.0
=91	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	6.0
94	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	5.8
95	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	5.7
=96	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	5.6
=96	JordanJORWestern Asia	5.6
=98	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	5.4
=98	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	5.4
100	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	5.3
101	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	5.2
102	BrazilBRASouth America	5.1
103	FijiFJIMelanesia	5.0
104	BelizeBLZCentral America	4.9
105	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	4.8
106	DominicaDMACaribbean	4.6
=107	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	4.4
=107	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	4.4
=109	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	4.1
=109	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	4.1
=109	SamoaWSMPolynesia	4.1
112	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	4.0
113	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	3.9
=114	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	3.8
=114	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	3.8
116	MexicoMEXCentral America	3.7
=117	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.4
=117	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	3.4
=119	ArgentinaARGSouth America	3.3
=119	Costa RicaCRICentral America	3.3
=121	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	3.1
=121	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	3.1
123	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	3.0
=124	ChileCHLSouth America	2.7
=124	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	2.7
=126	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=126	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	2.5
=126	BelarusBLREastern Europe	2.5
=126	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	2.5
=126	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	CanadaCANNorthern America	2.5
=126	CubaCUBCaribbean	2.5
=126	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	2.5
=126	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	FranceFRAWestern Europe	2.5
=126	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	2.5
=126	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	2.5
=126	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	2.5
=126	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	IsraelISRWestern Asia	2.5
=126	ItalyITASouthern Europe	2.5
=126	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	2.5
=126	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.5
=126	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	2.5
=126	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	2.5
=126	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	2.5
=126	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	PolandPOLEastern Europe	2.5
=126	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	2.5
=126	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	2.5
=126	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	2.5
=126	SpainESPSouthern Europe	2.5
=126	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	2.5
=126	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	2.5
=126	UkraineUKREastern Europe	2.5
=126	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	2.5
=126	United StatesUSANorthern America	2.5
=126	UruguayURYSouth America	2.5

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia69.7
2Zambia48.1
3Haiti45.9
4North Korea37.0
5Rwanda36.6

Lowest

126United Statesshared2.5
126Uruguayshared2.5
126Ukraineshared2.5
126Swedenshared2.5
126Sloveniashared2.5

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 6.9. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
119values changed, of 167 in both
33 · 86rose · fell
48unchanged

Rose most

North Korea34.5 → 37.0+2.5
Eswatini11.7 → 13.9+2.2
Republic of the Congo28.4 → 30.5+2.1
Namibia19.9 → 22.0+2.1
Solomon Islands12.2 → 12.9+0.7

Fell most

Angola42.9 → 36.0−6.9
Djibouti28.9 → 24.6−4.3
Sierra Leone40.2 → 36.0−4.2
Afghanistan30.6 → 26.6−4.0
Armenia14.8 → 10.9−3.9

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.

The site’s method

96 distinct values among 167
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 42 countries share 2.5. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 167 countries has every column.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2006). Prevalence of Undernourishment, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/undernourishment/2006

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