Japan vs South Korea: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.1% against 5.8% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 117th and South Korea ranks 118th of 130 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.0% | 5.1% | 2.1% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.6% | 0.4% | South Korea |
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, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 6.1% against 5.8% in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Japan ranks 117th and South Korea ranks 118th 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.