Central Asia vs Melanesia: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Central Asia
- Melanesia
How they compare
Central Asia currently reports 0.3 % against 0.2 % in Melanesia, a difference of 0.1 %.
That makes Central Asia's figure about 1.5 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Melanesia ahead.
Central Asia ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
Melanesia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.8667 % | 0.3 % | 1.17 % | Melanesia |
| 2020s | -0.16 % | 0.24 % | 0.4 % | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity, Central Asia or Melanesia?
- Central Asia, at 0.3 % against 0.2 % in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity between Central Asia and Melanesia?
- 0.1 %, with Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and Melanesia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Central Asia and Melanesia rank globally for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Central Asia ranks 4th and Melanesia ranks 3rd of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.