Lesotho vs Tanzania: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Lesotho

24.7 percent

in 2023

Tanzania

24.4 percent

in 2023

Lesotho rank

14th

Tanzania rank

16th

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

Lesotho
Tanzania

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 24.7 percent against 24.4 percent in Tanzania, a difference of 0.3 percent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 16th 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.