Malawi vs Nigeria: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 78.9 % against 74.1 % in Nigeria, a difference of 4.8 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 120 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.45 % | 42.92 % | 34.53 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 79.48 % | 71.1 % | 8.38 % | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Malawi, at 78.9 % against 74.1 % in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 4.8 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Malawi ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 6th of 120 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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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.