Algeria vs Sierra Leone: Number of people severely food insecure

Algeria
2.30 million
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.80 million
in 2023
Algeria rank
33rd
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Number of people severely food insecure over time

  • Algeria
  • Sierra Leone
02.0M4.0M6.0M201520192023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 2.80 million against 2.30 million in Algeria, a difference of 500,000.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

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

Algeria ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 118 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2010s 4.44 million 2.30 million 2.14 million Algeria
2020s 2.52 million 2.65 million 125,000 Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people severely food insecure, Algeria or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 2.80 million against 2.30 million in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people severely food insecure between Algeria and Sierra Leone?
500,000, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sierra Leone?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people severely food insecure?
Algeria ranks 33rd and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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

Indicator
Number of people severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed