What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Ghana and United States?

100,000 people, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

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.

Ghana vs United States: Number of people who are severely food insecure

Ghana

3.20 million people

in 2023

United States

3.30 million people

in 2023

Ghana rank

29th

United States rank

28th

Number of people who are severely food insecure over time

Ghana
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 3.30 million people against 3.20 million people in Ghana, a difference of 100,000 people.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ghana ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th of 118 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	United States	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.84 million people	3.00 million people	1.16 million people	United States
2020s	2.50 million people	2.80 million people	300,000 people	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Ghana or United States?: United States, at 3.30 million people against 3.20 million people in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Ghana and United States?: 100,000 people, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Ghana and United States rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?: Ghana ranks 29th and United States ranks 28th 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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Indicator: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Unit: people
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).