How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?

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.

Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Malawi

81.7 percent

in 2023

Sierra Leone

89.8 percent

in 2023

Malawi rank

4th

Sierra Leone rank

1st

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Malawi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 89.8 percent against 81.7 percent in Malawi, a difference of 8.1 percent.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2010s	79.26 percent	81.72 percent	2.46 percent	Sierra Leone
2020s	81.78 percent	88.58 percent	6.8 percent	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Malawi or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 89.8 percent against 81.7 percent in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 8.1 percent, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Malawi ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 1st 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).