Lower middle income vs Malawi: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population

Lower middle income
41.8%
in 2024
Malawi
81.7%
in 2023
Lower middle income rank
7th
Malawi rank
4th

Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Malawi
020406080201420192024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 81.7% against 41.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 39.9%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 23 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 32.0% 79.3% 47.3% Malawi
2020s 43.1% 81.8% 38.7% Malawi

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, Lower middle income or Malawi?
Malawi, at 81.7% against 41.8% in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Lower middle income and Malawi?
39.9%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Malawi?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Malawi rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
Lower middle income ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 4th of 23 groups.
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

Indicator
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 1,304 data points, 2014–2024
Last refreshed

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.