Afghanistan vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population

Afghanistan
40.3 %
in 2023
Sierra Leone
35.4 %
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
6th

Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sierra Leone
010203040201420182023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 40.3 % against 35.4 % in Sierra Leone, a difference of 4.9 %.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 113 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 23.6 % 32.63 % 9.03 % Sierra Leone
2020s 39.92 % 36.08 % 3.85 % Afghanistan

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, Afghanistan or Sierra Leone?
Afghanistan, at 40.3 % against 35.4 % in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population between Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
4.9 %, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sierra Leone?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
Afghanistan ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th of 113 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: Upper bound. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Upper bound
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
161 places, 1,500 data points, 2014–2023
Last refreshed

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.