Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Benin
65.6 percent
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
62.5 percent
in 2022
Benin rank
15th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 65.6 percent against 62.5 percent in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 3.1 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 126 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 65.37 percent | 61.83 percent | 3.53 percent | Benin |
| 2020s | 62.63 percent | 62.4 percent | 0.2333 percent | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 65.6 percent against 62.5 percent in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 3.1 percent, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Benin ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 126 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 population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).