How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

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.

Costa Rica vs Hungary: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Costa Rica

15.4 percent

in 2023

Hungary

15.6 percent

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

75th

Hungary rank

74th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Costa Rica
Hungary

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 15.6 percent against 15.4 percent in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2 percent.

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

Costa Rica ranks 75th and Hungary ranks 74th of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
2010s	13.72 percent	9 percent	4.72 percent	Costa Rica
2020s	15.93 percent	13.45 percent	2.48 percent	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Costa Rica or Hungary?: Hungary, at 15.6 percent against 15.4 percent in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Costa Rica and Hungary?: 0.2 percent, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Costa Rica ranks 75th and Hungary ranks 74th 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: 28 August 2026

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).