Argentina vs Ghana: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Argentina
15.40 million people
in 2023
Ghana
15.00 million people
in 2023
Argentina rank
20th
Ghana rank
21st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Argentina
- Ghana
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 15.40 million people against 15.00 million people in Ghana, a difference of 400,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ghana ahead.
Argentina ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st of 126 countries.
Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.22 million people | 12.04 million people | 1.18 million people | Argentina |
| 2020s | 16.30 million people | 13.35 million people | 2.95 million people | Argentina |
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, Argentina or Ghana?
- Argentina, at 15.40 million people against 15.00 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Argentina and Ghana?
- 400,000 people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Ghana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Ghana rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Argentina ranks 20th and Ghana ranks 21st 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.