How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica 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.

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

Jamaica

56.4 percent

in 2023

Uganda

54.6 percent

in 2023

Jamaica rank

22nd

Uganda rank

25th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Jamaica
Uganda

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 56.4 percent against 54.6 percent in Uganda, a difference of 1.8 percent.

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

Jamaica ranks 22nd 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	Jamaica	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2010s	47.36 percent	72.34 percent	24.98 percent	Uganda
2020s	54.05 percent	62.45 percent	8.4 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, Jamaica or Uganda?: Jamaica, at 56.4 percent against 54.6 percent in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Jamaica and Uganda?: 1.8 percent, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uganda?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Uganda rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Jamaica ranks 22nd 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).