Kazakhstan vs Uruguay: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Kazakhstan
400,000 people
in 2023
Uruguay
500,000 people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
100th
Uruguay rank
97th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Kazakhstan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 126 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 500,000 people | 450,000 people | 50,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 500,000 people | 500,000 people | 0 people | — |
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, Kazakhstan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Kazakhstan and Uruguay?
- 100,000 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Uruguay rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kazakhstan ranks 100th and Uruguay ranks 97th 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.