Côte d'Ivoire vs Zimbabwe: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Côte d'Ivoire
12.00 million people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
11.20 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
29th
Zimbabwe rank
30th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 12.00 million people against 11.20 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 800,000 people.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.88 million people | 9.92 million people | 40,000 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 11.95 million people | 11.38 million people | 575,000 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 Zimbabwe?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 12.00 million people against 11.20 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 800,000 people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Zimbabwe rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th 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.