Japan vs Spain: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Japan
5.8 percent
in 2023
Spain
6.5 percent
in 2023
Japan rank
113th
Spain rank
110th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.5 percent against 5.8 percent in Japan, a difference of 0.7 percent.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 113th and Spain ranks 110th of 126 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.02 percent | 7.9 percent | 4.88 percent | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.88 percent | 7.5 percent | 2.62 percent | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, 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 Spain?
- 0.7 percent, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Japan ranks 113th and Spain 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).