Japan vs South Korea: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Japan
5.8 percent
in 2023
South Korea
5.4 percent
in 2023
Japan rank
113th
South Korea rank
114th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.8 percent against 5.4 percent in South Korea, a difference of 0.4 percent.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 113th and South Korea ranks 114th of 126 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.02 percent | 5.1 percent | 2.08 percent | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4.88 percent | 5.5 percent | 0.625 percent | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 5.8 percent against 5.4 percent in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.4 percent, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Japan ranks 113th and South Korea ranks 114th 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).