Botswana vs Upper-middle-income economies: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total over time
- Botswana
- Upper-middle-income economies
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 52 % against 12.5 % in Upper-middle-income economies, a difference of 39.5 %.
That makes Botswana's figure about 4.2 times Upper-middle-income economies's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 24th and Upper-middle-income economies ranks 26th of 121 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Upper-middle-income economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.3 % | 14.38 % | 37.92 % | Botswana |
| 2020s | 54.12 % | 13.68 % | 40.45 % | Botswana |
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, Botswana or Upper-middle-income economies?
- Botswana, at 52 % against 12.5 % in Upper-middle-income economies as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total between Botswana and Upper-middle-income economies?
- 39.5 %, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Upper-middle-income economies?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Upper-middle-income economies rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the total?
- Botswana ranks 24th and Upper-middle-income economies ranks 26th 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) — Value. 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.