Kiribati vs Lebanon: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Kiribati
42.9 percent
in 2023
Lebanon
42.4 percent
in 2023
Kiribati rank
33rd
Lebanon rank
34th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Kiribati
- Lebanon
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 42.9 percent against 42.4 percent in Lebanon, a difference of 0.5 percent.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 34th of 126 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 percent | 17.9 percent | 23.1 percent | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 41.7 percent | 37.02 percent | 4.68 percent | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Kiribati or Lebanon?
- Kiribati, at 42.9 percent against 42.4 percent in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kiribati and Lebanon?
- 0.5 percent, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lebanon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Lebanon rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd and Lebanon ranks 34th 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).