Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Ethiopia
61.4 percent
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
62.5 percent
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
17th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 62.5 percent against 61.4 percent in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.1 percent.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 126 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 57.87 percent | 61.83 percent | 3.97 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 57.77 percent | 62.4 percent | 4.63 percent | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 62.5 percent against 61.4 percent in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 1.1 percent, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th 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).