Czechia vs Portugal: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure

Czechia
1.10 million people
in 2023
Portugal
1.20 million people
in 2023
Czechia rank
84th
Portugal rank
83rd

Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.10 million people in Czechia, a difference of 100,000 people.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Czechia ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd of 126 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
2010s 460,000 people 1.28 million people 820,000 people Portugal
2020s 925,000 people 1.25 million people 325,000 people Portugal

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, Czechia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.20 million people against 1.10 million people in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Czechia and Portugal?
100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
Czechia ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 83rd 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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Indicator
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Unit
people
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

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.