Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Jamaica
1.60 million people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
1.50 million people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
73rd
Palestine, State of rank
74th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Jamaica
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 73rd and Palestine, State of ranks 74th of 126 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 1.30 million people | 33,333 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.52 million people | 1.48 million people | 50,000 people | Jamaica |
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 Palestine, State of?
- Jamaica, at 1.60 million people against 1.50 million people in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 100,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Jamaica ranks 73rd and Palestine, State of ranks 74th 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.