Afghanistan vs Uganda: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Afghanistan
33.60 million people
in 2023
Uganda
26.60 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Uganda rank
14th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Uganda
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 33.60 million people against 26.60 million people in Uganda, a difference of 7.00 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Uganda ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.38 million people | 29.14 million people | 9.76 million people | Uganda |
| 2020s | 31.35 million people | 28.98 million people | 2.38 million people | Afghanistan |
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 Uganda?
- Afghanistan, at 33.60 million people against 26.60 million people in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 7.00 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uganda?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Uganda rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 14th 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.
Individual pages
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.