Egypt vs Palestine, State of: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Egypt
30.8 percent
in 2023
Palestine, State of
27 percent
in 2023
Egypt rank
53rd
Palestine, State of rank
56th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Egypt
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 30.8 percent against 27 percent in Palestine, State of, a difference of 3.8 percent.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 53rd and Palestine, State of ranks 56th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.7 percent | 26.97 percent | 3.73 percent | Egypt |
| 2020s | 29.1 percent | 27.73 percent | 1.38 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 Palestine, State of?
- Egypt, at 30.8 percent against 27 percent in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 3.8 percent, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine, State of?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Palestine, State of rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Egypt ranks 53rd and Palestine, State of ranks 56th 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).