Costa Rica vs Romania: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 15.2% against 13.9% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Romania ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 80th and Romania ranks 77th of 130 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.7% | 15.8% | 2.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 16.5% | 1.0% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, Costa Rica or Romania?
- Romania, at 15.2% against 13.9% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 1.3%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th and Romania ranks 77th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.