Country Rankings on Food Security

The Economist Intelligence Unit recently published a report on 2018 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) which evaluates food security across 113 countries around the world.

The index was based on dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model which used 28 indicators from 3 core pillars of food security:

1) Affordability;
2) Availability; and
3) Quality and safety

The report revealed that Singapore had the highest GFSI with a score of 85.9. Completing the top are Ireland (85.5), United Kingdom (85), United States (85), and Netherlands.

At the bottom of the list are Burundi (23.9), Congo (26.1), Madagascar (27), Yemen (28.5), and Sierra Leone (29.2).

2018 Global Food Security Index

Rank	Country	Overall Score
1	Singapore	85.9
2	Ireland	85.5
3	United Kingdom	85
3	United States of America	85
5	Netherlands	84.7
6	Australia	83.7
7	Switzerland	83.5
8	Finland	83.3
9	Canada	83.2
10	France	82.9
11	Germany	82.7
12	Norway	82.2
12	Sweden	82.2
14	Austria	82.1
15	New Zealand	81.3
16	Denmark	80.9
17	Belgium	80.2
18	Japan	79.9
19	Portugal	79.3
20	Israel	78.6
21	Spain	78
22	Qatar	76.5
23	Italy	76.3
24	Czech Republic	76.1
25	South Korea	75.6
26	Poland	75.4
27	Chile	75.1
28	Kuwait	74.8
29	Oman	74.4
30	Hungary	72.8
31	United Arab Emirates	72.5
32	Saudi Arabia	72.4
33	Greece	71.6
34	Uruguay	71.3
35	Slovakia	70.3
36	Costa Rica	69.3
37	Argentina	69.2
38	Romania	68.9
39	Brazil	68.4
40	Malaysia	68.1
41	Bahrain	67.8
42	Russia	67
43	Mexico	66.4
44	Belarus	65.7
45	South Africa	65.5
46	China	65.1
47	Bulgaria	64.5
48	Turkey	64.1
49	Colombia	63.7
50	Panama	61.9
51	Tunisia	60.9
52	Botswana	60.8
53	Serbia	59.8
54	Thailand	58.9
55	Peru	58.7
56	Azerbaijan	58.2
57	Kazakhstan	57.7
58	Dominican Republic	57.2
58	Paraguay	57.2
60	Jordan	57
61	Egypt	56.3
62	Vietnam	56
63	Ukraine	55.7
64	Morocco	55
65	Ecuador	54.8
65	Indonesia	54.8
67	Sri Lanka	54.3
68	El Salvador	53.7
69	Algeria	52.1
70	Philippines	51.5
71	Guatemala	51.4
72	Nicaragua	51.1
73	Ghana	50.9
74	Bolivia	50.7
74	Honduras	50.7
76	India	50.1
77	Pakistan	49.1
78	Venezuela	47.4
79	Nepal	46
80	Uzbekistan	45.9
81	Côte d'Ivoire	45.8
82	Myanmar	45.7
83	Bangladesh	43.3
84	Cameroon	42.4
85	Cambodia	42.3
86	Mali	42
87	Kenya	41.9
88	Senegal	41.9
89	Uganda	41.4
90	Benin	41
91	Tajikistan	40.7
92	Angola	38.6
93	Rwanda	38.4
94	Togo	38.4
95	Laos	38.3
96	Nigeria	38
97	Burkina Faso	37.9
98	Tanzania	37.1
99	Sudan	36.4
100	Ethiopia	36
101	Mozambique	35
102	Guinea	34.9
103	Syria	34.1
104	Niger	33.7
105	Zambia	33.7
106	Haiti	33
107	Malawi	32.4
108	Chad	31.5
109	Sierra Leone	29.2
110	Yemen	28.5
111	Madagascar	27
112	Democratic Republic of the Congo	26.1
113	Burundi	23.9