Norway vs Singapore: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Norway
400,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
500,000 people
in 2023
Norway rank
100th
Singapore rank
97th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Norway
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Norway, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Singapore ahead.
Norway ranks 100th and Singapore ranks 97th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 260,000 people | 240,000 people | 20,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 325,000 people | 400,000 people | 75,000 people | Singapore |
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, Norway or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 500,000 people against 400,000 people in Norway as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Norway and Singapore?
- 100,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Singapore?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Norway and Singapore rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Norway ranks 100th and Singapore 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.