Jamaica vs Namibia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Jamaica
56.4 percent
in 2023
Namibia
55.9 percent
in 2023
Jamaica rank
22nd
Namibia rank
23rd

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

  • Jamaica
  • Namibia
0204060201520192023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 56.4 percent against 55.9 percent in Namibia, a difference of 0.5 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Namibia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 23rd of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Namibia Difference Ahead
2010s 47.36 percent 55.38 percent 8.02 percent Namibia
2020s 54.05 percent 57.08 percent 3.03 percent Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Jamaica or Namibia?
Jamaica, at 56.4 percent against 55.9 percent in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Jamaica and Namibia?
0.5 percent, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Namibia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Namibia rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
Jamaica ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 23rd 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

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).