Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 82.9 % against 63.4 % in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 19.5 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 121 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.07 % | 55.7 % | 25.37 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 83.2 % | 63 % | 20.2 % | 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 total, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 82.9 % against 63.4 % in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19.5 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd 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.