Sierra Leone vs Uzbekistan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Sierra Leone
7.60 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
8.70 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
41st
Uzbekistan rank
39th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Sierra Leone
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 8.70 million people against 7.60 million people in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.10 million people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.04 million people | 4.90 million people | 1.14 million people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 7.25 million people | 8.65 million people | 1.40 million people | Uzbekistan |
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, Sierra Leone or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 8.70 million people against 7.60 million people in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Sierra Leone and Uzbekistan?
- 1.10 million people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Uzbekistan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 41st and Uzbekistan ranks 39th 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.