What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Paraguay and Portugal?

100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?

8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.

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.

Paraguay vs Portugal: Number of people who are severely food insecure

Paraguay

400,000 people

in 2022

Portugal

300,000 people

in 2023

Paraguay rank

72nd

Portugal rank

75th

Number of people who are severely food insecure over time

Paraguay
Portugal

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 400,000 people against 300,000 people in Portugal, a difference of 100,000 people.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Portugal ahead.

Paraguay ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 75th of 118 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Paraguay averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2010s	200,000 people	340,000 people	140,000 people	Portugal
2020s	400,000 people	333,333 people	66,667 people	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Paraguay or Portugal?: Paraguay, at 400,000 people against 300,000 people in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Paraguay and Portugal?: 100,000 people, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Portugal?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Paraguay and Portugal rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?: Paraguay ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 75th 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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Indicator: Number of people who are severely food insecure
Unit: people
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).