Cameroon vs Chad: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Cameroon

24.7 percent

in 2023

Chad

25.2 percent

in 2023

Cameroon rank

14th

Chad rank

12th

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

Cameroon
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 25.2 percent against 24.7 percent in Cameroon, a difference of 0.5 percent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Chad ahead.

Cameroon ranks 14th and Chad ranks 12th 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.