Egypt vs Ukraine: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Egypt
30.8 percent
in 2023
Ukraine
32.5 percent
in 2023
Egypt rank
53rd
Ukraine rank
50th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Egypt
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 32.5 percent against 30.8 percent in Egypt, a difference of 1.7 percent.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 50th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.96 percent | 20.36 percent | 9.6 percent | Egypt |
| 2020s | 29.1 percent | 28.6 percent | 0.5 percent | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Egypt or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 32.5 percent against 30.8 percent in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Egypt and Ukraine?
- 1.7 percent, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ukraine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Ukraine rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Egypt ranks 53rd and Ukraine ranks 50th 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).