Kenya vs Liberia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Kenya
73.9 percent
in 2023
Liberia
80.8 percent
in 2023
Kenya rank
9th
Liberia rank
6th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Kenya
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 80.8 percent against 73.9 percent in Kenya, a difference of 6.9 percent.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 6th of 126 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.52 percent | 80.5 percent | 21.98 percent | Liberia |
| 2020s | 72.12 percent | 80.9 percent | 8.78 percent | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Kenya or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 80.8 percent against 73.9 percent in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kenya and Liberia?
- 6.9 percent, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Liberia rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 6th 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).