Afghanistan vs Egypt: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Afghanistan
12.90 million people
in 2023
Egypt
13.80 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
8th
Egypt rank
7th
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 13.80 million people against 12.90 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 900,000 people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Egypt ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 7th of 118 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.06 million people | 8.24 million people | 2.18 million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 11.35 million people | 10.78 million people | 575,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Afghanistan or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 13.80 million people against 12.90 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 900,000 people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Egypt?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Egypt rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Egypt ranks 7th of 118 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 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
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).