Ecuador vs Malaysia: Number of people moderately or severely food insecure

Ecuador
6.00 million
in 2023
Malaysia
5.90 million
in 2023
Ecuador rank
44th
Malaysia rank
45th

Number of people moderately or severely food insecure over time

  • Ecuador
  • Malaysia
02.0M4.0M6.0M201520192023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6.00 million against 5.90 million in Malaysia, a difference of 100,000.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Malaysia ahead.

Ecuador ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 4.48 million 5.02 million 540,000 Malaysia
2020s 6.40 million 5.60 million 800,000 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people moderately or severely food insecure, Ecuador or Malaysia?
Ecuador, at 6.00 million against 5.90 million in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people moderately or severely food insecure between Ecuador and Malaysia?
100,000, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malaysia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Malaysia rank globally for number of people moderately or severely food insecure?
Ecuador ranks 44th and Malaysia ranks 45th of 126 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of people moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people moderately or severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed