France vs Malta: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
France
8.4 percent
in 2023
Malta
9.2 percent
in 2023
France rank
96th
Malta rank
94th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- France
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 9.2 percent against 8.4 percent in France, a difference of 0.8 percent.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was France ahead.
France ranks 96th and Malta ranks 94th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.24 percent | 5.02 percent | 1.22 percent | France |
| 2020s | 7.2 percent | 7.45 percent | 0.25 percent | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, France or Malta?
- Malta, at 9.2 percent against 8.4 percent in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between France and Malta?
- 0.8 percent, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Malta?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do France and Malta rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- France ranks 96th and Malta ranks 94th 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).