Americans average 3,700 calories per day and 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving while 870 million people worldwide aren't eating enough to satisfy their daily needs, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization.

Today, citizens of 15 countries will average less than half the 4,500 number expected of Americans this Thanksgiving, UN Food and Agriculture found.

The list of the fifteen hungriest countries compiled by the UN was highlighted by Boise Weekly on Thursday in the spirit of the holidays. Countries in this particular list were ranked according to daily caloric intake per day. Eleven of the fifteen hungriest countries were located in Africa. The list:

15 through 6: Just barely over 2,000 calories.

This group starts with North Korea at number 15 (2,240 calories per day) and ends with Palestinian Territories (2,090 calories). Between 15 and 6, #11 Comoros (2,110 calories per day), located on the eastern coast of Africa near Madagascar, had the highest rate of undernourishment (65.8 percent compared to 36.8 percent for Mozambique, the next highest country in the group) and the second highest rate of undernourishment overall. (#1 Burundi had an undernourishment rate of 67.3 percent and an average daily calorie intake of 1,670).

5 through 3: Between 1,900 and 2,000 calories.

Haiti, Timor Este, Zambia headlined this group and were all within 70 calories per day of each other. Haiti was the highest ranked non-African country.

2 and 1: Between 1600 and 1800 calories

The two African countries in this group were significantly worse off than the 13 other countries. Eritrea citizens averaged 1,730 calories and the number one most starving country, Burundi, average 1,670 calories per day. Burundi is one of the 5 most poorest nations in the world and has been affected by HIV/Aids, war, corruption, and lack of access to education.