Malawi 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
- Malawi
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 88.1% against 81.6% in Malawi, a difference of 6.5%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 130 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.3% | 81.7% | 2.5% | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 81.7% | 88.5% | 6.7% | 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, Malawi or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 88.1% against 81.6% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 6.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 130 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.