Belgium vs New Zealand: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Belgium
900,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
900,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
86th
New Zealand rank
86th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Belgium
- New Zealand
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 900,000 people against 900,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was New Zealand ahead.
Belgium ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 86th of 126 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400,000 people | 700,000 people | 300,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 775,000 people | 800,000 people | 25,000 people | New Zealand |
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 New Zealand?
- Belgium, at 900,000 people against 900,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Belgium and New Zealand?
- 0 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and New Zealand?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and New Zealand rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Belgium ranks 86th and New Zealand ranks 86th 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.