Belgium vs Czechia: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Belgium
900,000 people
in 2023
Czechia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Belgium rank
86th
Czechia rank
84th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Belgium
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 1.10 million people against 900,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Czechia has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 86th and Czechia ranks 84th of 126 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 0 people | — |
| 2020s | 775,000 people | 925,000 people | 150,000 people | Czechia |
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, Belgium or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 1.10 million people against 900,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Belgium and Czechia?
- 200,000 people, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Czechia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Czechia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Belgium ranks 86th and Czechia ranks 84th 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.