Malaysia vs Togo: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Malaysia
5.90 million people
in 2023
Togo
5.40 million people
in 2023
Malaysia rank
45th
Togo rank
47th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Malaysia
- Togo
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 5.90 million people against 5.40 million people in Togo, a difference of 500,000 people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 45th and Togo ranks 47th of 126 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.02 million people | 4.84 million people | 180,000 people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 5.60 million people | 5.08 million people | 525,000 people | Malaysia |
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, Malaysia or Togo?
- Malaysia, at 5.90 million people against 5.40 million people in Togo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Malaysia and Togo?
- 500,000 people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Togo?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Malaysia and Togo rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Malaysia ranks 45th and Togo ranks 47th 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.