Afghanistan vs Haiti: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Afghanistan
80.8 percent
in 2023
Haiti
83.2 percent
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Haiti rank
3rd
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Afghanistan
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 83.2 percent against 80.8 percent in Afghanistan, a difference of 2.4 percent.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Haiti ranks 3rd of 126 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.1 percent | 82.7 percent | 19.6 percent | Haiti |
| 2020s | 77.72 percent | 82.78 percent | 5.05 percent | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Afghanistan or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 83.2 percent against 80.8 percent in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 2.4 percent, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Haiti ranks 3rd of 126 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 Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).