Lesotho vs Upper middle income: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Lesotho
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 59.9% against 12.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 47.3%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.7 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 126 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.2% | 14.5% | 35.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 14.5% | 41.6% | Lesotho |
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, Lesotho or Upper middle income?
- Lesotho, at 59.9% against 12.6% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 47.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Upper middle income?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Upper middle income rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Lesotho ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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.