Egypt vs Kenya: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Egypt
35.30 million people
in 2023
Kenya
40.90 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
8th
Kenya rank
5th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 40.90 million people against 35.30 million people in Egypt, a difference of 5.60 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 5th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.04 million people | 29.46 million people | 1.58 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 32.58 million people | 38.80 million people | 6.22 million people | Kenya |
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, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 40.90 million people against 35.30 million people in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Egypt and Kenya?
- 5.60 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Kenya ranks 5th 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.