Australia vs Finland: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Australia
13.8 percent
in 2023
Finland
13.4 percent
in 2023
Australia rank
78th
Finland rank
80th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 13.8 percent against 13.4 percent in Finland, a difference of 0.4 percent.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 78th and Finland ranks 80th of 126 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.18 percent | 8.34 percent | 3.84 percent | Australia |
| 2020s | 12.5 percent | 11.32 percent | 1.18 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 Finland?
- Australia, at 13.8 percent against 13.4 percent in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Australia and Finland?
- 0.4 percent, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Australia ranks 78th and Finland ranks 80th 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).