Where do majority of the world’s hungry live?

According to the Global Hunger Index, in 2023 majority of the world’s hungry live in South Sudan, Burundi and Somalia. They are the most affected regions due to poverty and hunger. South Sudan is located in norteastern Africa and is a landlocked country with a population of 1.07 crores (Source: World Bank).

South Sudan has oil-based economy and 80% of the country’s GDP is derived from oil. The total GDP of South Sudan in 2015 was estimated at around 1,199.78 crores USD. According to the World Bank, South Sudan is the world’s youngest nation and Africa’s 54^th country on July 9, 2011.

Hunger and poverty in the region are mainly due to social conflicts, displacement, droughts, floods, illiteracy, corruption and external shocks. Similar conditions can be seen in Burundi and Somalia.

Top 50 Countries Affected By Hunger

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Here is the list of 50 countries that are most affected by hunger and poverty. This data is based on the Global Hunger Index assessed for 136 countries and sufficient data were collected for 125 countries. According to the sufficient data of countries, the Central African Republic is the most affected country due to hunger and poverty.

However, it is estimated that South Sudan, Burundi and Somalia are much more affected than this region.

Rank	Country	Global Hunger Index
1.	South Sudan	35-49.9*
2.	Burundi	35-49.9*
3.	Somalia	35-49.9*
4.	Central African Republic	42.3
5.	Madagascar	41.3
6.	Yemen	39.9
7.	Democratic Republic of the Congo	35.7
8.	Lesotho	35.5
9.	Niger	35.1
10.	Chad	34.6
11.	Guinea-Bissau	33.0
12.	Liberia	32.2
13.	Sierra Leone	31.3
14.	Haiti	31.1
15.	Afghanistan	30.6
16.	Mozambique	30.5
17.	Timor-Leste	29.9
18.	India	28.7
19.	Zambia	28.5
20.	Nigeria	28.3
21.	Zimbabwe	28.0
22.	Republic of the Congo	28.0
23.	DPR Korea	27.8
24.	Papua New Guinea	27.4
25.	Guinea	27.1
26.	Sudan	27.0
27.	Pakistan	26.6
28.	Ethiopia	26.2
29.	Syrian Arab Republic	26.1
30.	Angola	25.9
31.	Mali	25.6
32.	Burkina Faso	25.5
33.	Rwanda	25.4
34.	Uganda	25.2
35.	United Republic of Tanzania	23.2
36.	Djibouti	23.0
37.	Comoros	22.7
38.	Benin	22.6
39.	Kenya	22.0
40.	Togo	21.1
41.	Malawi	21.1
42.	Mauritania	21.0
43.	Côte d’Ivoire	20.6
44.	Jordan	10–19.9*
45.	Botswana	19.9
46.	Gambia	19.7
47.	Solomon Islands	19.6
48.	Guatemala	19.1
49.	Bangladesh	19.0
50.	Gabon	18.7

However, many analysts belive that the actual Global Hunger Index of India is way better than this list, but due to inappropriate data collection and propaganda it was included the list due to political interests. India is the fastest growing economy in the world with a GDP of 3.18 lakh crores USD (2021).