Kazakhstan vs Kyrgyzstan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Kazakhstan
400,000 people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan
500,000 people
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
100th
Kyrgyzstan rank
97th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th of 126 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 466,667 people | 400,000 people | 66,667 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 533,333 people | 466,667 people | 66,667 people | Kazakhstan |
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, Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 100,000 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th 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.