Guinea-Bissau vs Lesotho: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Guinea-Bissau
1.30 million people
in 2022
Lesotho
1.40 million people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
80th
Lesotho rank
77th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.40 million people against 1.30 million people in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 126 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.20 million people | 1.10 million people | 100,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 1.30 million people | 1.23 million people | 66,667 people | Guinea-Bissau |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.40 million people against 1.30 million people in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 100,000 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Lesotho rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th and Lesotho ranks 77th 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.