What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?

0.7 percent, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?

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.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zimbabwe: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Tanzania, United Republic of

24.4 percent

in 2023

Zimbabwe

25.1 percent

in 2023

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

16th

Zimbabwe rank

13th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 25.1 percent against 24.4 percent in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 0.7 percent.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.06 percent	34.88 percent	10.82 percent	Zimbabwe
2020s	25.48 percent	27.78 percent	2.3 percent	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 25.1 percent against 24.4 percent in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 0.7 percent, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th 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.