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Malawi - Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population) 81.6

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 157 economies tracked

Latest value

81.6 (2025)

Global rank

##131 of 157 economies

vs global median

3.9×

Growth since 2015

1.04×

Ranking Race — Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#145201520202025#98#1312024 overtook Benin2025 overtook Afghanistan
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Real annual global ranks, 2015 - 2025. Malawi climbed from #98 to #131 (overtook Benin). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2024
Overtook Benin in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Afghanistan in global rank auto

Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population), 2015-2025

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20152020202578.179.5380.9782.4

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