Côte d'Ivoire vs Ukraine: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Côte d'Ivoire
12.00 million people
in 2023
Ukraine
12.60 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
29th
Ukraine rank
27th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 12.60 million people against 12.00 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 600,000 people.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ukraine ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Ukraine ranks 27th 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 | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.88 million people | 9.26 million people | 620,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 11.95 million people | 11.93 million people | 25,000 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 12.60 million people against 12.00 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Côte d'Ivoire and Ukraine?
- 600,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Ukraine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Ukraine rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Ukraine ranks 27th 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.