Afghanistan vs Middle Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Afghanistan
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 85.3 % against 77.3 % in Middle Africa, a difference of 8 %.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Middle Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Middle Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 69.5 % | 72.15 % | 2.65 % | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 85.12 % | 76.78 % | 8.35 % | Afghanistan |
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, Afghanistan or Middle Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 85.3 % against 77.3 % in Middle Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Afghanistan and Middle Africa?
- 8 %, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Middle Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Middle Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Afghanistan ranks 4th and Middle Africa ranks 2nd 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 total 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.