Lower middle income vs Nigeria: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Lower middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 74.8% against 41.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 33.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 23 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 43.4% | 11.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 70.3% | 27.2% | Nigeria |
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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 74.8% 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 Nigeria?
- 33.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Lower middle income and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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
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.