Canada vs Liberia: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Canada
4.00 million people
in 2023
Liberia
4.40 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
54th
Liberia rank
52nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Canada
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 4.40 million people against 4.00 million people in Canada, a difference of 400,000 people.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 54th and Liberia ranks 52nd of 126 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.93 million people | 3.88 million people | 1.95 million people | Liberia |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 4.33 million people | 1.12 million people | Liberia |
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, Canada or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 4.40 million people against 4.00 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Canada and Liberia?
- 400,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Liberia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Canada ranks 54th and Liberia ranks 52nd 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.