Australia vs Azerbaijan: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Australia
13.8 percent
in 2023
Azerbaijan
14 percent
in 2023
Australia rank
78th
Azerbaijan rank
77th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

  • Australia
  • Azerbaijan
051015201520192023

How they compare

Azerbaijan currently reports 14 percent against 13.8 percent in Australia, a difference of 0.2 percent.

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

Australia ranks 78th and Azerbaijan ranks 77th of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Azerbaijan Difference Ahead
2010s 12.18 percent 8.12 percent 4.06 percent Australia
2020s 12.5 percent 11.45 percent 1.05 percent Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Australia or Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan, at 14 percent against 13.8 percent in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Australia and Azerbaijan?
0.2 percent, with Azerbaijan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Azerbaijan?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Australia and Azerbaijan rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
Australia ranks 78th and Azerbaijan ranks 77th 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

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).