Gambia vs High income: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Gambia
- High income
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 54.8% against 7.9% in High income, a difference of 46.9%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 6.9 times High income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 24th and High income ranks 23rd of 126 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.9% | 7.5% | 46.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 7.7% | 50.4% | Gambia |
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, Gambia or High income?
- Gambia, at 54.8% against 7.9% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Gambia and High income?
- 46.9%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and High income?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and High income rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Gambia ranks 24th and High income ranks 23rd 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.