Ghana vs Sierra Leone: Number of people who are undernourished

Ghana
2.10 million millions
in 2023
Sierra Leone
2.00 million millions
in 2023
Ghana rank
47th
Sierra Leone rank
49th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Ghana
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.10 million millions against 2.00 million millions in Sierra Leone, a difference of 100,000 millions.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 47th and Sierra Leone ranks 49th of 131 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
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
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.