Kiribati vs Zambia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Kiribati
42.9 percent
in 2023
Zambia
45.3 percent
in 2023
Kiribati rank
33rd
Zambia rank
30th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Kiribati
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 45.3 percent against 42.9 percent in Kiribati, a difference of 2.4 percent.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th of 126 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41 percent | 53.35 percent | 12.35 percent | Zambia |
| 2020s | 41.7 percent | 47.77 percent | 6.07 percent | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 45.3 percent against 42.9 percent in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Kiribati and Zambia?
- 2.4 percent, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Zambia rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Kiribati ranks 33rd and Zambia ranks 30th 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).