Benin vs Haiti: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Benin
9.30 million people
in 2023
Haiti
9.70 million people
in 2023
Benin rank
37th
Haiti rank
34th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Benin
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 9.70 million people against 9.30 million people in Benin, a difference of 400,000 people.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 37th and Haiti ranks 34th of 126 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.10 million people | 9.20 million people | 1.10 million people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 8.62 million people | 9.47 million people | 850,000 people | Haiti |
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, Benin or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 9.70 million people against 9.30 million people in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Benin and Haiti?
- 400,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Haiti?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Haiti rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Benin ranks 37th and Haiti ranks 34th 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.