Israel vs Kuwait: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Israel
9.2 percent
in 2023
Kuwait
8.4 percent
in 2023
Israel rank
94th
Kuwait rank
96th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Israel
- Kuwait
How they compare
Israel currently reports 9.2 percent against 8.4 percent in Kuwait, a difference of 0.8 percent.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Kuwait ahead.
Israel ranks 94th and Kuwait ranks 96th of 126 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.96 percent | 12.38 percent | 0.42 percent | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 8.38 percent | 10 percent | 1.62 percent | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Israel or Kuwait?
- Israel, at 9.2 percent against 8.4 percent in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Israel and Kuwait?
- 0.8 percent, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kuwait?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Kuwait rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Israel ranks 94th and Kuwait ranks 96th 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).