Croatia vs Spain: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Croatia
6 percent
in 2023
Spain
6.5 percent
in 2023
Croatia rank
112th
Spain rank
110th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Croatia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.5 percent against 6 percent in Croatia, a difference of 0.5 percent.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Spain ahead.
Croatia ranks 112th and Spain ranks 110th of 126 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.44 percent | 7.9 percent | 0.54 percent | Croatia |
| 2020s | 8.75 percent | 7.5 percent | 1.25 percent | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Croatia or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.5 percent against 6 percent in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Croatia and Spain?
- 0.5 percent, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Spain rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Croatia ranks 112th and Spain ranks 110th 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).