Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Algeria
8.10 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
7.60 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Algeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 8.10 million people against 7.60 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 500,000 people.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.26 million people | 6.04 million people | 2.22 million people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8.45 million people | 7.25 million people | 1.20 million people | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
- Algeria, at 8.10 million people against 7.60 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 500,000 people, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.