Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Kenya
73.9 percent
in 2023
Zimbabwe
68.8 percent
in 2023
Kenya rank
9th
Zimbabwe rank
12th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 73.9 percent against 68.8 percent in Zimbabwe, a difference of 5.1 percent.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.7 percent | 66.98 percent | 7.28 percent | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 72.12 percent | 71.53 percent | 0.6 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 Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 73.9 percent against 68.8 percent in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 5.1 percent, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Kenya ranks 9th and Zimbabwe ranks 12th 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).