Greece vs Spain: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Greece
1.5 percent
in 2023
Spain
1.4 percent
in 2023
Greece rank
99th
Spain rank
102nd

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

  • Greece
  • Spain
11.522.53201520192023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.5 percent against 1.4 percent in Spain, a difference of 0.1 percent.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Greece ranks 99th and Spain ranks 102nd 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.