Japan vs Lithuania: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Japan
5.8 percent
in 2023
Lithuania
6.5 percent
in 2023
Japan rank
113th
Lithuania rank
110th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 6.5 percent against 5.8 percent in Japan, a difference of 0.7 percent.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 110th of 126 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.02 percent | 12.58 percent | 9.56 percent | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 4.88 percent | 7.7 percent | 2.83 percent | Lithuania |
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 Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 6.5 percent against 5.8 percent in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Japan and Lithuania?
- 0.7 percent, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Japan ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 110th 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).