This statistic represents the countries with the highest Global Hunger Index scores in 2017. According to the 2017 Global Hunger Index list, the Central African Republic topped the list with an extremely alarming score of 50.9.
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Countries with the highest Global Hunger Index scores in 2017*
* GHI Severity Scale:
30.0 and higher: extremely alarming
20.0-29.9: alarming
10.0-19.9: serious
5.0-9.9: moderate
<5.0: low
The following countries could not be included because of lack of data: Bahrain, Bhutan, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Libya, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syrian Arab Republic.
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International Food Policy Research Institute. (March 31, 2018). Countries with the highest Global Hunger Index scores in 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240045/countries-witht-the-highest-2011-global-hunger-index-scores/
International Food Policy Research Institute. "Countries with the highest Global Hunger Index scores in 2017*." Chart. March 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240045/countries-witht-the-highest-2011-global-hunger-index-scores/
International Food Policy Research Institute. (2018). Countries with the highest Global Hunger Index scores in 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240045/countries-witht-the-highest-2011-global-hunger-index-scores/
International Food Policy Research Institute. "Countries with The Highest Global Hunger Index Scores in 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240045/countries-witht-the-highest-2011-global-hunger-index-scores/
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