Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 182.8 million No against 86.1 million No in Ethiopia, a difference of 96.7 million No.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 113 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.98 million No | 101.48 million No | 33.5 million No | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 81.75 million No | 171.18 million No | 89.43 million No | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million), Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 182.8 million No against 86.1 million No in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 96.7 million No, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st 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.