How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uganda?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

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.

Guatemala vs Uganda: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Guatemala

48.8 percent

in 2023

Uganda

54.6 percent

in 2023

Guatemala rank

28th

Uganda rank

25th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Guatemala
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 54.6 percent against 48.8 percent in Guatemala, a difference of 5.8 percent.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 25th of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	45.04 percent	72.34 percent	27.3 percent	Uganda
2020s	53 percent	62.45 percent	9.45 percent	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Guatemala or Uganda?: Uganda, at 54.6 percent against 48.8 percent in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Guatemala and Uganda?: 5.8 percent, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Uganda?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Uganda rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Guatemala ranks 28th and Uganda ranks 25th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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).