Cambodia vs Sierra Leone: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Cambodia
7.00 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
7.60 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
43rd
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Cambodia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 7.60 million people against 7.00 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 600,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 43rd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.06 million people | 6.04 million people | 20,000 people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7.20 million people | 7.25 million people | 50,000 people | Sierra Leone |
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, Cambodia or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 7.60 million people against 7.00 million people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Cambodia and Sierra Leone?
- 600,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Cambodia ranks 43rd 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.