Namibia vs Sierra Leone: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Namibia

30 percent

in 2023

Sierra Leone

33.7 percent

in 2023

Namibia rank

8th

Sierra Leone rank

6th

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

Namibia
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 33.7 percent against 30 percent in Namibia, a difference of 3.7 percent.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 6th 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.