Middle Africa vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Middle Africa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 85.1 % against 75.1 % in Middle Africa, a difference of 10 %.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 11 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle Africa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.3 % | 84.45 % | 15.15 % | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 74.5 % | 85.92 % | 11.42 % | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total, Middle Africa or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 85.1 % against 75.1 % in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Middle Africa and Sierra Leone?
- 10 %, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle Africa and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Middle Africa and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Middle Africa ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 11 groups.
- 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 total 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.