Angola vs Nigeria: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Angola
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 76.5% against 75.4% in Angola, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 130 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 72.9% | 53.5% | 19.4% | Angola |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 71.6% | 6.0% | Angola |
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, Angola or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 76.5% against 75.4% in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Angola and Nigeria?
- 1.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Angola ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 130 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.