Algeria vs Benin: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure

Algeria
8.10 million
in 2023
Benin
9.30 million
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Benin rank
37th

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Algeria
  • Benin
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M201520192023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 9.30 million against 8.10 million in Algeria, a difference of 1.20 million.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 40th and Benin ranks 37th of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Benin in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Benin Difference Ahead
2010s 8.26 million 7.62 million 640,000 Algeria
2020s 8.45 million 8.62 million 175,000 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people moderately or severely food insecure, Algeria or Benin?
Benin, at 9.30 million against 8.10 million in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people moderately or severely food insecure between Algeria and Benin?
1.20 million, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Benin?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Benin rank globally for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Algeria ranks 40th and Benin ranks 37th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed