How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sri Lanka?

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.

Finland vs Sri Lanka: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Finland

13.4 percent

in 2023

Sri Lanka

11.2 percent

in 2023

Finland rank

80th

Sri Lanka rank

83rd

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Finland
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Finland currently reports 13.4 percent against 11.2 percent in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2.2 percent.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.34 percent	6.94 percent	1.4 percent	Finland
2020s	11.32 percent	10.88 percent	0.45 percent	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Finland or Sri Lanka?: Finland, at 13.4 percent against 11.2 percent in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Finland and Sri Lanka?: 2.2 percent, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sri Lanka?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Finland ranks 80th and Sri Lanka ranks 83rd 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).