Niger vs Uganda: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Niger
50.9 percent
in 2023
Uganda
54.6 percent
in 2023
Niger rank
27th
Uganda rank
25th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Niger
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 54.6 percent against 50.9 percent in Niger, a difference of 3.7 percent.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 27th 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 | Niger | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50.03 percent | 74.7 percent | 24.67 percent | Uganda |
| 2020s | 50.4 percent | 62.45 percent | 12.05 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, Niger or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 54.6 percent against 50.9 percent in Niger as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Niger and Uganda?
- 3.7 percent, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Niger and Uganda rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Niger ranks 27th 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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About this data
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).