What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Cape Verde and Kiribati?

0.3 percent, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kiribati?

6 years are reported by both, from 2018 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 severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Kiribati: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Cape Verde

6.1 percent

in 2023

Kiribati

5.8 percent

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

52nd

Kiribati rank

54th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Cape Verde
Kiribati

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 6.1 percent against 5.8 percent in Kiribati, a difference of 0.3 percent.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 54th of 125 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.1 percent	8 percent	0.1 percent	Cape Verde
2020s	6.15 percent	7.17 percent	1.02 percent	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Cape Verde or Kiribati?: Cape Verde, at 6.1 percent against 5.8 percent in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Cape Verde and Kiribati?: 0.3 percent, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Kiribati?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Kiribati rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Cape Verde ranks 52nd and Kiribati ranks 54th of 125 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 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 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: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.