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Zambia - Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food Insecurity (% of population) 45.8

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

Latest value

45.8 (2025)

Global rank

##105 of 157 economies

vs global median

2.2×

Growth since 2015

0.89×

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

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#115201520202025#88#1052022 overtook Mauritania2024 overtook Iran
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Real annual global ranks, 2015 - 2025. Zambia climbed from #88 to #105 (overtook Mauritania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Iran 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
20152020202545.348.2751.2354.2

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