Lebanon vs Sri Lanka: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Lebanon
2.40 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.60 million people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
67th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Lebanon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.60 million people against 2.40 million people in Lebanon, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Lebanon ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 126 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 million people | 1.85 million people | 800,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.12 million people | 2.48 million people | 350,000 people | Sri Lanka |
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, Lebanon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.60 million people against 2.40 million people in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 200,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Sri Lanka rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Lebanon ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th 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.