Gambia vs Jamaica: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Gambia
1.50 million people
in 2023
Jamaica
1.60 million people
in 2023
Gambia rank
74th
Jamaica rank
73rd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Gambia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Gambia, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Jamaica ahead.
Gambia ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.27 million people | 1.32 million people | 50,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.55 million people | 1.52 million people | 25,000 people | Gambia |
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, Gambia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Gambia and Jamaica?
- 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Gambia ranks 74th and Jamaica ranks 73rd 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.