Cape Verde vs Myanmar: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Cape Verde
32.1 percent
in 2023
Myanmar
32.7 percent
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
51st
Myanmar rank
49th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 32.7 percent against 32.1 percent in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.6 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 49th of 126 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Myanmar Difference Ahead
2010s 35.1 percent 22.2 percent 12.9 percent Cape Verde
2020s 34.15 percent 29.88 percent 4.27 percent Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Cape Verde or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 32.7 percent against 32.1 percent in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Cape Verde and Myanmar?
0.6 percent, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Myanmar?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Myanmar rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
Cape Verde ranks 51st and Myanmar ranks 49th 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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Indicator
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
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
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
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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).