Haiti vs Malawi: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Haiti
83.2 percent
in 2023
Malawi
81.7 percent
in 2023
Haiti rank
3rd
Malawi rank
4th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

  • Haiti
  • Malawi
020406080201520192023

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 83.2 percent against 81.7 percent in Malawi, a difference of 1.5 percent.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th of 126 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Malawi Difference Ahead
2010s 82.7 percent 79.9 percent 2.8 percent Haiti
2020s 82.78 percent 81.78 percent 1 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, Haiti or Malawi?
Haiti, at 83.2 percent against 81.7 percent in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Haiti and Malawi?
1.5 percent, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Malawi?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Malawi rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
Haiti ranks 3rd and Malawi ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
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
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

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).