Afghanistan vs Brazil: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Afghanistan
33.60 million people
in 2023
Brazil
28.50 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Brazil rank
13th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Brazil
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 33.60 million people against 28.50 million people in Brazil, a difference of 5.10 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Brazil ranks 13th of 126 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.38 million people | 30.46 million people | 11.08 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 31.35 million people | 38.50 million people | 7.15 million people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure, Afghanistan or Brazil?
- Afghanistan, at 33.60 million people against 28.50 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 5.10 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Brazil ranks 13th 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 Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. 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 related to insufficient quantity of food.