Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Dominican Republic
5.00 million people
in 2023
Senegal
5.30 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
49th
Senegal rank
48th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Dominican Republic
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 5.30 million people against 5.00 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 300,000 people.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Senegal ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 48th of 126 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.78 million people | 5.56 million people | 220,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 5.45 million people | 5.25 million people | 200,000 people | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 5.30 million people against 5.00 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Dominican Republic and Senegal?
- 300,000 people, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Senegal ranks 48th 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.