Afghanistan vs Least developed countries: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Afghanistan
- Least developed countries
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 80.8% against 57.8% in Least developed countries, a difference of 23.0%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Least developed countries ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 126 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Least developed countries | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.9% | 2.1% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 56.2% | 21.5% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, Afghanistan or Least developed countries?
- Afghanistan, at 80.8% against 57.8% in Least developed countries as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 23.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Least developed countries?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Least developed countries rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Least developed countries ranks 4th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.