France vs Uzbekistan: Number of people who are severely food insecure
France
1.80 million people
in 2023
Uzbekistan
1.90 million people
in 2023
France rank
44th
Uzbekistan rank
43rd
Number of people who are severely food insecure over time
- France
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 1.90 million people against 1.80 million people in France, a difference of 100,000 people.
That makes Uzbekistan's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was France ahead.
France ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 118 countries.
Uzbekistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 660,000 people | 840,000 people | 180,000 people | Uzbekistan |
| 2020s | 1.25 million people | 2.08 million people | 825,000 people | Uzbekistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, France or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 1.90 million people against 1.80 million people in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between France and Uzbekistan?
- 100,000 people, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uzbekistan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do France and Uzbekistan rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?
- France ranks 44th and Uzbekistan ranks 43rd of 118 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 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
Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).