Eswatini vs World: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Eswatini
- World
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 25.0% against 10.1% in World, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 2.5 times World's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 14th and World ranks 12th of 128 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population, Eswatini or World?
- Eswatini, at 25.0% against 10.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population between Eswatini and World?
- 14.9%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and World?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and World rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Eswatini ranks 14th and World ranks 12th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of 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 severely food insecure. A household is classified as severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to several of the most severe experiences described in the FIES questions, such as to have been forced to reduce the quantity of the food, to have skipped meals, having gone hungry, or having to go for a whole day without eating because of a lack of money or other resources.