Ethiopia vs Libya: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Ethiopia
19 percent
in 2023
Libya
17.2 percent
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
20th
Libya rank
23rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Libya
05101520201520192023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 19 percent against 17.2 percent in Libya, a difference of 1.8 percent.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and Libya ranks 23rd 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.