Burkina Faso vs Honduras: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Burkina Faso
1.70 million people
in 2023
Honduras
1.60 million people
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
45th
Honduras rank
46th
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- Burkina Faso
- Honduras
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.70 million people against 1.60 million people in Honduras, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Honduras ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Honduras ranks 46th of 118 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.23 million people | 1.40 million people | 166,667 people | Honduras |
| 2020s | 1.60 million people | 1.57 million people | 25,000 people | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Burkina Faso or Honduras?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.70 million people against 1.60 million people in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Burkina Faso and Honduras?
- 100,000 people, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Honduras?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Honduras rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th and Honduras ranks 46th of 118 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 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
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).