Egypt vs United States of America: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Egypt
35.30 million people
in 2023
United States of America
35.30 million people
in 2023
Egypt rank
8th
United States of America rank
8th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 35.30 million people against 35.30 million people in United States of America, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States of America ahead.
Egypt ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 31.04 million people | 30.34 million people | 700,000 people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 32.58 million people | 30.85 million people | 1.73 million people | Egypt |
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 United States of America?
- Egypt, at 35.30 million people against 35.30 million people in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Egypt and United States of America?
- 0 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Egypt ranks 8th 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.