Dominican Republic vs France: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Dominican Republic
5.00 million people
in 2023
France
5.60 million people
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
49th
France rank
46th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Dominican Republic
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 5.60 million people against 5.00 million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 600,000 people.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 49th and France ranks 46th of 126 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.78 million people | 4.06 million people | 1.72 million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 5.45 million people | 4.75 million people | 700,000 people | Dominican Republic |
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, Dominican Republic or France?
- France, at 5.60 million people against 5.00 million people in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Dominican Republic and France?
- 600,000 people, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and France?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and France rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Dominican Republic ranks 49th and France ranks 46th 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.