Canada vs United Kingdom: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Canada
4.00 million people
in 2023
United Kingdom
4.70 million people
in 2023
Canada rank
54th
United Kingdom rank
51st
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 4.70 million people against 4.00 million people in Canada, a difference of 700,000 people.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 126 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.92 million people | 3.54 million people | 1.62 million people | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 3.42 million people | 225,000 people | United Kingdom |
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, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 4.70 million people against 4.00 million people in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 700,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Canada ranks 54th and United Kingdom ranks 51st 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.