Jamaica vs Namibia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure

Jamaica
1.60 million
in 2023
Namibia
1.70 million
in 2023
Jamaica rank
73rd
Namibia rank
72nd

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Jamaica
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 1.70 million against 1.60 million in Jamaica, a difference of 100,000.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 72nd of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Namibia Difference Ahead
2010s 1.34 million 1.40 million 60,000 Namibia
2020s 1.52 million 1.62 million 100,000 Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people moderately or severely food insecure, Jamaica or Namibia?
Namibia, at 1.70 million against 1.60 million in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people moderately or severely food insecure between Jamaica and Namibia?
100,000, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Namibia ranks 72nd 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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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