Melanesia vs Middle Africa: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population over time
- Melanesia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 33.7 % against 23.3 % in Melanesia, a difference of 10.4 %.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.4 times Melanesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Middle Africa has been ahead every year.
Melanesia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 11 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.7 % | 33 % | 10.3 % | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 23.23 % | 33.25 % | 10.02 % | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population, Melanesia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 33.7 % against 23.3 % in Melanesia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population between Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 10.4 %, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Middle Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Melanesia and Middle Africa rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Melanesia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 11 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult 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.