Afghanistan vs United States of America: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 35.30 million people against 33.60 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.70 million people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States of America ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.38 million people | 30.34 million people | 10.96 million people | United States of America |
| 2020s | 31.35 million people | 30.85 million people | 500,000 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, 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 United States of America?
- 1.70 million people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and United States of America 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.