Kenya vs Pakistan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Kenya
40.90 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
104.30 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
5th
Pakistan rank
2nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Kenya
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 104.30 million people against 40.90 million people in Kenya, a difference of 63.40 million people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 2.6 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Pakistan ahead.
Kenya ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 2nd of 126 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.46 million people | 34.80 million people | 5.34 million people | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 38.80 million people | 95.17 million people | 56.38 million people | Pakistan |
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, Kenya or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 104.30 million people against 40.90 million people in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Kenya and Pakistan?
- 63.40 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Pakistan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Pakistan rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kenya ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 2nd 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.