Algeria vs Uzbekistan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Algeria
8.10 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
8.70 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Uzbekistan rank
39th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Algeria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 8.70 million people against 8.10 million people in Algeria, a difference of 600,000 people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.26 million people | 4.90 million people | 3.36 million people | Algeria |
| 2020s | 8.45 million people | 8.65 million people | 200,000 people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure, Algeria or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 8.70 million people against 8.10 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Algeria and Uzbekistan?
- 600,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Uzbekistan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Uzbekistan ranks 39th 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 Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. 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 related to insufficient quantity of food.