Haiti vs Nepal: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure

Haiti
9.70 million people
in 2023
Nepal
10.90 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
34th
Nepal rank
31st

Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Haiti
  • Nepal
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M201520192023

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 10.90 million people against 9.70 million people in Haiti, a difference of 1.20 million people.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 34th and Nepal ranks 31st of 126 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Nepal Difference Ahead
2010s 9.20 million people 10.40 million people 1.20 million people Nepal
2020s 9.47 million people 10.97 million people 1.50 million people Nepal

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, Haiti or Nepal?
Nepal, at 10.90 million people against 9.70 million people in Haiti as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Haiti and Nepal?
1.20 million people, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Nepal?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Nepal rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
Haiti ranks 34th and Nepal ranks 31st 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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Indicator
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Unit
people
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

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.