Australia vs Thailand: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Australia
3.70 million people
in 2023
Thailand
3.90 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
58th
Thailand rank
56th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 3.90 million people against 3.70 million people in Australia, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 56th of 126 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.20 million people | 3.65 million people | 450,000 people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 3.30 million people | 4.53 million people | 1.23 million people | Thailand |
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, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 3.90 million people against 3.70 million people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Australia and Thailand?
- 200,000 people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Australia ranks 58th and Thailand ranks 56th 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.