Global Food Security Index 2022

Global FoodSecurity Index
2022
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1Introduction
The Global Food Security Index (GFSI) developedby Economist Impact and supported by Corteva
Agriscience considers the issues of Affordability,Availability, Quality and Safety and Sustainability andAdaptation. The website presents the key findings
from the 2022 report and allows users to explore howeach country performed across each category. It also
displays the country scores for each indicator thatdrives the index.
The website also allows users to download the GFSI
2022 report and the Excel model which contains theraw data.

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Global overview
Map
View a map of countries featured in the GFSI 2022
and see their overall scores. Use the buttons above themap to see how each country performed in the fourmain categories in the index: Affordability, Availability,Quality and Safety and Sustainability and Adaptation.
Hover on a country to view scores for each category
simultaneously.
Click a country to view its profile page.

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Global overview
FilteringCompare all 113 countries featured in the GFSI 2022,
or click “filter countries” to view a subset. Countries
can be filtered by region, income level or other GFSI
background indicator.
Country filter settings can be shared with other users
on social media or email by using the share buttons
inside the filter menu.
Country filters applied to the map in the global
overview section will also be applied to the ranking
and trends table in the section below.

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4Rankings and trends
Country rankings 2022
View country GFSI 2022 scores in a ranked table.
Click a column header to sort the list by each category
in ascending or descending order. Select the rank
option to see how each country ranked across each of
the categories.
View all countries featured in the index, or filter toview a subset. If one or more filters are applied, ranks
will be recalculated for the countries displayed.
Click a country to view its profile page.

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5Rankings and trends
Year-on-year trends
See the change in overall GFSI score for each country
since the index began in 2012. Use the dropdown
menu to specify a start year to compare the change inscores for different time periods.
Order countries by overall GFSI score in 2022, bycountry name or by the change in GFSI overall score
between the comparison year and 2022.
Click a country to view its profile page.

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Explore countries
Country profile
Identify areas of the GFSI that a specific countryscored strongly or poorly in compared to its peers.
Triangle markers indicate where a country ranked
across each category of the index. Hover to view score
and rank details for this country. Hover on anothercounty to view its score and rank details, and see its
position highlighted to compare performance.
Click the dropdown menu to compare all countries
featured in the GFSI 2022, or only those which sharethe same region or income level.

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Explore countries
Score detailSee how the country scored in every indicator ofthe GFSI 2022. Compare scores with the average of
all countries featured in the index, or the averageof similar countries which share the same region orincome level. Hover on the chart to view details anddata sources for each indicator.
Some indicators comprise two or more sub-indicators.
Click the plus icon in these cases to view further detail.

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8Resource library
Download the GFSI 2022 global report, Excel model,press releases and other assets. Additional content willcontinue to be added to this section in the future.

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