What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Dominican Republic and Pakistan?

1.7 percent, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Pakistan?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Pakistan: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Dominican Republic

43.8 percent

in 2023

Pakistan

42.1 percent

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

32nd

Pakistan rank

35th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Dominican Republic
Pakistan

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 43.8 percent against 42.1 percent in Pakistan, a difference of 1.7 percent.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 35th of 126 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	54.04 percent	15.5 percent	38.54 percent	Dominican Republic
2020s	48.77 percent	39.35 percent	9.42 percent	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Dominican Republic or Pakistan?: Dominican Republic, at 43.8 percent against 42.1 percent in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Dominican Republic and Pakistan?: 1.7 percent, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Pakistan?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Pakistan rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Dominican Republic ranks 32nd and Pakistan ranks 35th 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).