Austria vs Norway: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Austria
1.5 percent
in 2023
Norway
1.6 percent
in 2023
Austria rank
99th
Norway rank
97th

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished over time

  • Austria
  • Norway
00.511.52201520192023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.6 percent against 1.5 percent in Austria, a difference of 0.1 percent.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Norway ahead.

Austria ranks 99th and Norway ranks 97th of 125 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished
Unit
percent
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
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be strongly correlated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment is based on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.