Cambodia vs Kuwait: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Cambodia
3.6 percent
in 2023
Kuwait
3.4 percent
in 2023
Cambodia rank
69th
Kuwait rank
72nd

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished over time

  • Cambodia
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 3.6 percent against 3.4 percent in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2 percent.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kuwait ahead.

Cambodia ranks 69th and Kuwait ranks 72nd of 125 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be strongly correlated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment is based on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.