Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Côte d'Ivoire
2.60 million people
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.80 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 2.80 million people against 2.60 million people in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Côte d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 118 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.14 million people | 2.30 million people | 160,000 people | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 2.67 million people | 2.65 million people | 25,000 people | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 2.80 million people against 2.60 million people in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 200,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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).