Afghanistan vs Nigeria: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Afghanistan
80.8 percent
in 2023
Nigeria
74.8 percent
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
6th
Nigeria rank
8th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Afghanistan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 80.8 percent against 74.8 percent in Nigeria, a difference of 6 percent.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 126 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 53.94 percent | 43.36 percent | 10.58 percent | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 77.72 percent | 70.33 percent | 7.4 percent | Afghanistan |
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 Nigeria?
- Afghanistan, at 80.8 percent against 74.8 percent in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 6 percent, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Nigeria rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Afghanistan ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th 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).