Kyrgyzstan vs Uruguay: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Kyrgyzstan
500,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
500,000 people
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
97th
Uruguay rank
97th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 500,000 people against 500,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 0 people.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 126 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 400,000 people | 450,000 people | 50,000 people | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 466,667 people | 500,000 people | 33,333 people | Uruguay |
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, Kyrgyzstan or Uruguay?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 500,000 people against 500,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay?
- 0 people, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Uruguay rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 97th 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.