Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Low-income economies: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult

Democratic Republic of the Congo
83.5 %
in 2023
Low-income economies
64.6 %
in 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
1st
Low-income economies rank
2nd

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Low-income economies
020406080201420182023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 83.5 % against 64.6 % in Low-income economies, a difference of 18.9 %.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.3 times Low-income economies's.

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Low-income economies ranks 2nd of 11 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Low-income economies Difference Ahead
2010s 72.55 % 60.9 % 11.65 % Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s 81.5 % 64.28 % 17.22 % Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Low-income economies?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 83.5 % against 64.6 % in Low-income economies as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low-income economies?
18.9 %, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low-income economies?
6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Low-income economies rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Low-income economies ranks 2nd of 11 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (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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Indicator
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
169 places, 1,581 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.