What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

19 %, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?

6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.

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 male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult

Democratic Republic of the Congo

79.8 %

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa

60.8 %

in 2023

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

1st

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 79.8 % against 60.8 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19 %.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa'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 Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
2010s	68.95 %	56 %	12.95 %	Democratic Republic of the Congo
2020s	78.08 %	60.48 %	17.6 %	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 male adult, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 79.8 % against 60.8 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 19 %, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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 male adult population (percent) (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: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 168 places, 1,574 data points, 2014–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.