Ecuador vs Sierra Leone: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure

Ecuador
6.00 million
in 2023
Sierra Leone
7.60 million
in 2023
Ecuador rank
44th
Sierra Leone rank
41st

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sierra Leone
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M201520192023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 7.60 million against 6.00 million in Ecuador, a difference of 1.60 million.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Ecuador's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 4.48 million 6.04 million 1.56 million Sierra Leone
2020s 6.40 million 7.25 million 850,000 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people moderately or severely food insecure, Ecuador or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 7.60 million against 6.00 million in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people moderately or severely food insecure between Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
1.60 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Ecuador ranks 44th and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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

Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed