Australia vs Brazil: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Australia
13.8 percent
in 2023
Brazil
13.5 percent
in 2023
Australia rank
78th
Brazil rank
79th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.8 percent against 13.5 percent in Brazil, a difference of 0.3 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 78th and Brazil ranks 79th of 126 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.18 percent | 14.88 percent | 2.7 percent | Brazil |
| 2020s | 12.5 percent | 18.35 percent | 5.85 percent | Brazil |
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 Brazil?
- Australia, at 13.8 percent against 13.5 percent in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Australia and Brazil?
- 0.3 percent, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Australia ranks 78th and Brazil ranks 79th 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).