What is the difference in share of people who are undernourished between Botswana and Sierra Leone?

0.1 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 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 Share of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Share of people who are undernourished

Botswana

24 percent

in 2023

Sierra Leone

24.1 percent

in 2023

Botswana rank

18th

Sierra Leone rank

17th

Share of people who are undernourished over time

Botswana
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 24.1 percent against 24 percent in Botswana, a difference of 0.1 percent.

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

Botswana ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 169 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	27.14 percent	39.07 percent	11.92 percent	Sierra Leone
2010s	21.57 percent	24.18 percent	2.61 percent	Sierra Leone
2020s	23.05 percent	25.77 percent	2.72 percent	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of people who are undernourished, Botswana or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 24.1 percent against 24 percent in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of people who are undernourished between Botswana and Sierra Leone?: 0.1 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of people who are undernourished?: Botswana ranks 18th and Sierra Leone ranks 17th of 169 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 Share of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of people who are undernourished
Unit: percent
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: 169 places, 3,850 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population whose daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.