Eastern Africa vs Nepal: Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity
Gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Eastern Africa
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.8 % against -0.8 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 1.6 %.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nepal ahead.
Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 14th of 37 groups.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -1 % | 0.06 % | 1.06 % | Nepal |
| 2020s | -0.9 % | 0.74 % | 1.64 % | Nepal |
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, Eastern Africa or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.8 % against -0.8 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity between Eastern Africa and Nepal?
- 1.6 %, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Nepal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Nepal rank globally for gender gap in the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Eastern Africa ranks 14th and Nepal ranks 14th 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.