Netherlands vs Norway: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Netherlands
7.5 percent
in 2023
Norway
7.8 percent
in 2023
Netherlands rank
103rd
Norway rank
100th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Netherlands
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 7.8 percent against 7.5 percent in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 103rd and Norway ranks 100th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.2 percent | 4.7 percent | 0.5 percent | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 5.47 percent | 6.03 percent | 0.55 percent | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Netherlands or Norway?
- Norway, at 7.8 percent against 7.5 percent in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Netherlands and Norway?
- 0.3 percent, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Netherlands ranks 103rd and Norway ranks 100th 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).