Bangladesh vs Southern Asia: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time
- Bangladesh
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 757.1 million No against 48.5 million No in Bangladesh, a difference of 708.6 million No.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 15.6 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 6th of 113 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.58 million No | 649.27 million No | 594.68 million No | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 49.48 million No | 796.67 million No | 747.2 million No | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million), Bangladesh or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 757.1 million No against 48.5 million No in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Bangladesh and Southern Asia?
- 708.6 million No, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Southern Asia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Southern Asia rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th and Southern Asia ranks 6th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound. 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 Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.