Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)

Bangladesh
42.3 million No
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
87.3 million No
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
4th
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
4th

Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
020406080201420182023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 87.3 million No against 42.3 million No in Bangladesh, a difference of 45 million No.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 2.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 111 countries.

Democratic Republic of the Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Democratic Republic of the Congo Difference Ahead
2010s 46.15 million No 64.75 million No 18.6 million No Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 43.75 million No 81.28 million No 37.53 million No Democratic Republic of the Congo

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 87.3 million No against 42.3 million No in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
45 million No, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
Bangladesh ranks 4th and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 4th of 111 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: Lower bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
million No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
159 places, 1,495 data points, 2014–2023
Last refreshed

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.