Egypt vs Palestine: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Egypt
- Palestine
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 30.8% against 27.0% in Palestine, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Palestine's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 53rd and Palestine ranks 56th of 126 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.7% | 27.0% | 3.7% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 27.7% | 1.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, Egypt or Palestine?
- Egypt, at 30.8% against 27.0% in Palestine as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Egypt and Palestine?
- 3.8%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Palestine?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Palestine rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Egypt ranks 53rd and Palestine ranks 56th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.