Colombia vs Ghana: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Colombia
14.60 million people
in 2023
Ghana
15.00 million people
in 2023
Colombia rank
22nd
Ghana rank
21st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Colombia
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 15.00 million people against 14.60 million people in Colombia, a difference of 400,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ghana ahead.
Colombia ranks 22nd and Ghana ranks 21st of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.84 million people | 12.04 million people | 200,000 people | Ghana |
| 2020s | 15.50 million people | 13.35 million people | 2.15 million people | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 15.00 million people against 14.60 million people in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Colombia and Ghana?
- 400,000 people, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ghana?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Ghana rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Colombia ranks 22nd 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.