Japan vs Sierra Leone: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Japan
7.30 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
7.60 million people
in 2023
Japan rank
42nd
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 7.60 million people against 7.30 million people in Japan, a difference of 300,000 people.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st of 126 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.80 million people | 6.04 million people | 2.24 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 6.15 million people | 7.25 million people | 1.10 million people | Sierra Leone |
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, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 7.60 million people against 7.30 million people in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 300,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Japan ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 41st 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.