Eswatini vs Southern Africa: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population

Eswatini
19.6 %
in 2023
Southern Africa
9.2 %
in 2023
Eswatini rank
14th
Southern Africa rank
16th

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

  • Eswatini
  • Southern Africa
05101520201420182023

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 19.6 % against 9.2 % in Southern Africa, a difference of 10.4 %.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.1 times Southern Africa's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.

Eswatini ranks 14th and Southern Africa ranks 16th of 105 countries.

Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Southern Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 12.3 % 8.4 % 3.9 % Eswatini
2020s 16.55 % 9.22 % 7.33 % Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population, Eswatini or Southern Africa?
Eswatini, at 19.6 % against 9.2 % in Southern Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population between Eswatini and Southern Africa?
10.4 %, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Southern Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Southern Africa rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population?
Eswatini ranks 14th and Southern Africa ranks 16th of 105 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male 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

Indicator
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
152 places, 1,348 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.