Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Haiti
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 89.8% against 83.2% in Haiti, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 126 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.7% | 85.3% | 2.6% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 82.8% | 88.6% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
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, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 89.8% against 83.2% in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 6.6%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Haiti ranks 3rd and Sierra Leone ranks 1st 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.