What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Lesotho and Zambia?

0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Zambia: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

Lesotho

0.7 5 year moving average

in 2023

Zambia

0.7 5 year moving average

in 2023

Lesotho rank

71st

Zambia rank

71st

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

Lesotho
Zambia

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in Zambia, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 71st of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.853 5 year moving average	0.6498 5 year moving average	0.2032 5 year moving average	Lesotho
2010s	0.761 5 year moving average	0.8088 5 year moving average	0.0478 5 year moving average	Zambia
2020s	0.85 5 year moving average	0.8473 5 year moving average	0.0027 5 year moving average	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, Lesotho or Zambia?: Lesotho, at 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Lesotho and Zambia?: 0 5 year moving average, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?: Lesotho ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 71st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database