Côte d'Ivoire vs Nepal: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure

Côte d'Ivoire
12.00 million people
in 2023
Nepal
10.90 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
29th
Nepal rank
31st

Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nepal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M201520192023

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 12.00 million people against 10.90 million people in Nepal, a difference of 1.10 million people.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 31st of 126 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Nepal Difference Ahead
2010s 9.88 million people 9.14 million people 740,000 people Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 11.95 million people 10.97 million people 975,000 people Côte d'Ivoire

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, Côte d'Ivoire or Nepal?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 12.00 million people against 10.90 million people in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal?
1.10 million people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nepal rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Unit
people
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

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.