Jamaica vs Lebanon: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Jamaica
1.60 million people
in 2023
Lebanon
2.40 million people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
73rd
Lebanon rank
70th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Jamaica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 2.40 million people against 1.60 million people in Jamaica, a difference of 800,000 people.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 70th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.05 million people | 300,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.52 million people | 2.12 million people | 600,000 people | Lebanon |
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, Jamaica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 2.40 million people against 1.60 million people in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 800,000 people, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lebanon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Lebanon rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and Lebanon ranks 70th 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.