What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Dominican Republic and Zambia?

0.7 percent, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?

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 severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Zambia: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Dominican Republic

17.9 percent

in 2023

Zambia

17.2 percent

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

21st

Zambia rank

23rd

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Dominican Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 17.9 percent against 17.2 percent in Zambia, a difference of 0.7 percent.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 125 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	23.4 percent	23.56 percent	0.16 percent	Zambia
2020s	20.27 percent	19.57 percent	0.7 percent	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Dominican Republic or Zambia?: Dominican Republic, at 17.9 percent against 17.2 percent in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Dominican Republic and Zambia?: 0.7 percent, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Zambia rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Dominican Republic ranks 21st and Zambia ranks 23rd of 125 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 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 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: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.