Map: Global Hunger Index 2025 by Severity

According to the 2025 Global Hunger Index (GHI) scores and provisional designations, seven countries have alarming levels of hunger: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Yemen, Madagascar, Somalia, and South Sudan. In another 35 countries, hunger is designated as serious. Furthermore, many countries are slipping backward: in 27 countries with moderate, serious, or alarming 2025 GHI scores, hunger has actually increased since 2016.