Afghanistan vs Egypt: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Afghanistan
33.60 million people
in 2023
Egypt
35.30 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Egypt rank
8th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 35.30 million people against 33.60 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.70 million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.38 million people | 31.04 million people | 11.66 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 31.35 million people | 32.58 million people | 1.23 million people | Egypt |
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 Egypt?
- Egypt, at 35.30 million people against 33.60 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 1.70 million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Egypt ranks 8th 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.