Ethiopia vs Western Asia and Northern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult over time
- Ethiopia
- Western Asia and Northern Africa
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 64.9 % against 36.4 % in Western Asia and Northern Africa, a difference of 28.5 %.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Western Asia and Northern Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 16th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 15th of 121 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Western Asia and Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.37 % | 33.7 % | 25.67 % | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 63.6 % | 37.67 % | 25.93 % | Ethiopia |
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, Ethiopia or Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- Ethiopia, at 64.9 % against 36.4 % in Western Asia and Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult between Ethiopia and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 28.5 %, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Western Asia and Northern Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Western Asia and Northern Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th and Western Asia and Northern Africa ranks 15th of 121 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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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.