Cambodia vs Japan: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Cambodia
7.00 million people
in 2023
Japan
7.30 million people
in 2023
Cambodia rank
43rd
Japan rank
42nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Cambodia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7.30 million people against 7.00 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 300,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 42nd of 126 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.06 million people | 3.80 million people | 2.26 million people | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 7.20 million people | 6.15 million people | 1.05 million people | Cambodia |
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, Cambodia or Japan?
- Japan, at 7.30 million people against 7.00 million people in Cambodia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Cambodia and Japan?
- 300,000 people, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Cambodia and Japan rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Cambodia ranks 43rd and Japan ranks 42nd 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.