Uganda vs Western Africa: Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)
Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) over time
- Uganda
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 277.4 million No against 25.1 million No in Uganda, a difference of 252.3 million No.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 11.1 times Uganda's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Uganda ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 12th of 111 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.45 million No | 175.65 million No | 147.2 million No | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 26.88 million No | 262.15 million No | 235.27 million No | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million), Uganda or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 277.4 million No against 25.1 million No in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) between Uganda and Western Africa?
- 252.3 million No, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Western Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Western Africa rank globally for number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million)?
- Uganda ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 12th 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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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.