Liberia vs Mali: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Liberia
4.40 million people
in 2023
Mali
4.90 million people
in 2023
Liberia rank
52nd
Mali rank
50th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Liberia
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.40 million people in Liberia, a difference of 500,000 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 50th of 126 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.00 million people | 5.05 million people | 1.05 million people | Mali |
| 2020s | 4.33 million people | 4.72 million people | 400,000 people | Mali |
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, Liberia or Mali?
- Mali, at 4.90 million people against 4.40 million people in Liberia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Liberia and Mali?
- 500,000 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mali?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mali rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Liberia ranks 52nd and Mali ranks 50th 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.