Samoa vs South Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 21.5 % against 19.8 % in Samoa, a difference of 1.7 %.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 58th of 121 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.87 % | 17.57 % | 7.3 % | Samoa |
| 2020s | 21.15 % | 20.52 % | 0.625 % | Samoa |
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, Samoa or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 21.5 % against 19.8 % in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult between Samoa and South Africa?
- 1.7 %, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the male adult?
- Samoa ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 58th 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 male 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.
Individual pages
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.