Azerbaijan vs Gambia: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Azerbaijan
1.40 million people
in 2023
Gambia
1.50 million people
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Gambia rank
74th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Azerbaijan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.50 million people against 1.40 million people in Azerbaijan, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 74th of 126 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 900,000 people | 1.27 million people | 375,000 people | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.18 million people | 1.55 million people | 375,000 people | Gambia |
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, Azerbaijan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.50 million people against 1.40 million people in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Azerbaijan and Gambia?
- 100,000 people, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Gambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Gambia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Gambia ranks 74th 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.