Czechia vs United States of America: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Czechia
10 percent
in 2023
United States of America
10.3 percent
in 2023
Czechia rank
90th
United States of America rank
88th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Czechia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 10.3 percent against 10 percent in Czechia, a difference of 0.3 percent.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United States of America ahead.
Czechia ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th of 126 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.56 percent | 9.16 percent | 4.6 percent | United States of America |
| 2020s | 8.57 percent | 9.05 percent | 0.475 percent | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Czechia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 10.3 percent against 10 percent in Czechia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Czechia and United States of America?
- 0.3 percent, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Czechia and United States of America rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Czechia ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th 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).