Kuwait vs New Zealand: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Kuwait
200,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
200,000 people
in 2023
Kuwait rank
81st
New Zealand rank
81st
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- Kuwait
- New Zealand
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 200,000 people against 200,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 81st of 118 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 200,000 people | 180,000 people | 20,000 people | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 200,000 people | 200,000 people | 0 people | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Kuwait or New Zealand?
- Kuwait, at 200,000 people against 200,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 0 people, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and New Zealand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and New Zealand rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- Kuwait ranks 81st and New Zealand ranks 81st 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).