What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?

500,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?

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.

Sierra Leone vs United Kingdom: Number of people who are severely food insecure

Sierra Leone

2.80 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

2.30 million people

in 2023

Sierra Leone rank

30th

United Kingdom rank

33rd

Number of people who are severely food insecure over time

Sierra Leone
United Kingdom

How they compare

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

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

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

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.30 million people	1.02 million people	1.28 million people	Sierra Leone
2020s	2.65 million people	1.48 million people	1.18 million people	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Sierra Leone or United Kingdom?: Sierra Leone, at 2.80 million people against 2.30 million people in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?: 500,000 people, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and United Kingdom?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?: Sierra Leone ranks 30th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd 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).