Benin vs Honduras: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Benin
15 percent
in 2023
Honduras
15.4 percent
in 2023
Benin rank
27th
Honduras rank
25th

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished over time

  • Benin
  • Honduras
051015201520192023

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 15.4 percent against 15 percent in Benin, a difference of 0.4 percent.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Honduras ahead.

Benin ranks 27th and Honduras ranks 25th of 125 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. 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
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
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Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be strongly correlated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment is based on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.