How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?

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.

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

Namibia

55.9 percent

in 2023

Tanzania

58 percent

in 2023

Namibia rank

23rd

Tanzania rank

21st

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Namibia
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 58 percent against 55.9 percent in Namibia, a difference of 2.1 percent.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 21st of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	55.38 percent	54.56 percent	0.82 percent	Namibia
2020s	57.08 percent	58.12 percent	1.05 percent	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Namibia or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 58 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 Namibia and Tanzania?: 2.1 percent, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Namibia ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 21st 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).