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

Haiti
9.70 million people
in 2023
Zambia
9.40 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
34th
Zambia rank
36th

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

  • Haiti
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Haiti currently reports 9.70 million people against 9.40 million people in Zambia, a difference of 300,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Zambia ahead.

Haiti ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Zambia Difference Ahead
2010s 9.20 million people 9.70 million people 500,000 people Zambia
2020s 9.47 million people 9.50 million people 25,000 people Zambia

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 Zambia?
Haiti, at 9.70 million people against 9.40 million people in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Haiti and Zambia?
300,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Zambia?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Zambia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
Haiti ranks 34th and Zambia ranks 36th 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.