Egypt vs Philippines: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Egypt
35.30 million people
in 2023
Philippines
37.80 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
8th
Philippines rank
7th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 37.80 million people against 35.30 million people in Egypt, a difference of 2.50 million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 7th of 126 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.45 million people | 46.20 million people | 14.75 million people | Philippines |
| 2020s | 32.58 million people | 40.67 million people | 8.10 million people | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 37.80 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 Philippines?
- 2.50 million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Egypt ranks 8th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.