Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Afghanistan
12.90 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
16.20 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
8th
Tanzania rank
5th
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 16.20 million people against 12.90 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 3.30 million people.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 5th of 118 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.06 million people | 13.44 million people | 7.38 million people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 11.35 million people | 16.23 million people | 4.88 million people | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 16.20 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 Tanzania?
- 3.30 million people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Afghanistan ranks 8th and Tanzania ranks 5th 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).