Kenya vs Madagascar: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Kenya
73.9 percent
in 2023
Madagascar
72.6 percent
in 2023
Kenya rank
9th
Madagascar rank
11th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 73.9 percent against 72.6 percent in Madagascar, a difference of 1.3 percent.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 126 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.05 percent | 58.8 percent | 7.25 percent | Kenya |
| 2020s | 72.12 percent | 66.8 percent | 5.33 percent | Kenya |
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 Madagascar?
- Kenya, at 73.9 percent against 72.6 percent in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 1.3 percent, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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).