Afghanistan vs Yemen: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Afghanistan
33.60 million people
in 2023
Yemen
28.80 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
11th
Yemen rank
12th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Yemen
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 33.60 million people against 28.80 million people in Yemen, a difference of 4.80 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 12th of 126 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.38 million people | 15.70 million people | 3.68 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 31.35 million people | 25.65 million people | 5.70 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 Yemen?
- Afghanistan, at 33.60 million people against 28.80 million people in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 4.80 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Yemen rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 12th 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.