Bulgaria vs Serbia: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Bulgaria
800,000 people
in 2023
Serbia
800,000 people
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
90th
Serbia rank
90th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Bulgaria
- Serbia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 800,000 people against 800,000 people in Serbia, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 90th and Serbia ranks 90th of 126 countries.
Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 960,000 people | 1.08 million people | 120,000 people | Serbia |
| 2020s | 1.00 million people | 1.10 million people | 100,000 people | Serbia |
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, Bulgaria or Serbia?
- Bulgaria, at 800,000 people against 800,000 people in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 0 people, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Serbia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Serbia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Bulgaria ranks 90th and Serbia ranks 90th 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.