Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population over time
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 55 % against 28.1 % in Sierra Leone, a difference of 26.9 %.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th of 105 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.15 % | 29.63 % | 15.52 % | Malawi |
| 2020s | 51.83 % | 28.45 % | 23.38 % | Malawi |
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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Malawi, at 55 % against 28.1 % in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 26.9 %, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Sierra Leone ranks 5th 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
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.