Algeria vs Chile: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Algeria
17.6 percent
in 2023
Chile
19.2 percent
in 2023
Algeria rank
69th
Chile rank
66th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Algeria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 19.2 percent against 17.6 percent in Algeria, a difference of 1.6 percent.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 69th and Chile ranks 66th of 126 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.88 percent | 13.86 percent | 6.02 percent | Algeria |
| 2020s | 18.73 percent | 18.1 percent | 0.625 percent | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Algeria or Chile?
- Chile, at 19.2 percent against 17.6 percent in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Algeria and Chile?
- 1.6 percent, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Chile?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Chile rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Algeria ranks 69th and Chile ranks 66th 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).