How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

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.

Liberia vs Malawi: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Liberia

80.8 percent

in 2023

Malawi

81.7 percent

in 2023

Liberia rank

6th

Malawi rank

4th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Liberia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 81.7 percent against 80.8 percent in Liberia, a difference of 0.9 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 4th of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2010s	80.5 percent	79.38 percent	1.12 percent	Liberia
2020s	80.9 percent	81.78 percent	0.875 percent	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Liberia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 81.7 percent against 80.8 percent in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Liberia and Malawi?: 0.9 percent, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Malawi?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Liberia and Malawi rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Liberia ranks 6th and Malawi ranks 4th 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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Indicator: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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).