Germany vs Japan: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Germany
1.2 percent
in 2023
Japan
1.1 percent
in 2023
Germany rank
105th
Japan rank
107th

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
0.40.60.811.21.41.6201520192023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.2 percent against 1.1 percent in Japan, a difference of 0.1 percent.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Germany ranks 105th and Japan ranks 107th 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.