What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between South Sudan and Uganda?

100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 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.

South Sudan vs Uganda: Number of people who are severely food insecure

South Sudan

7.20 million people

in 2023

Uganda

7.30 million people

in 2023

South Sudan rank

11th

Uganda rank

10th

Number of people who are severely food insecure over time

South Sudan
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 7.30 million people against 7.20 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 100,000 people.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

South Sudan ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th of 118 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Sudan	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.63 million people	10.23 million people	3.60 million people	Uganda
2020s	6.92 million people	8.75 million people	1.82 million people	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, South Sudan or Uganda?: Uganda, at 7.30 million people against 7.20 million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between South Sudan and Uganda?: 100,000 people, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Uganda?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do South Sudan and Uganda rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?: South Sudan ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 10th 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).