Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 25.3% against 25.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 128 countries.
Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 25.3% against 25.0% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2020 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the population?
- Eswatini ranks 14th and Zimbabwe 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.