How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?

9 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.

Malaysia vs New Zealand: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Malaysia

16.7 percent

in 2023

New Zealand

17.3 percent

in 2023

Malaysia rank

72nd

New Zealand rank

70th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Malaysia
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 17.3 percent against 16.7 percent in Malaysia, a difference of 0.6 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 70th of 126 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	15.52 percent	12.5 percent	3.02 percent	Malaysia
2020s	16.2 percent	15.82 percent	0.375 percent	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Malaysia or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 17.3 percent against 16.7 percent in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Malaysia and New Zealand?: 0.6 percent, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Malaysia ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 70th 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).