Burkina Faso vs Cote d'Ivoire: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 41.2% against 37.9% in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 39th of 130 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.2% | 38.2% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 39.4% | 1.4% | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Burkina Faso, at 41.2% against 37.9% in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 3.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 39th 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.