What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Ecuador and United Kingdom?

200,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United Kingdom?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs United Kingdom: Number of people who are severely food insecure

Ecuador

2.10 million people

in 2023

United Kingdom

2.30 million people

in 2023

Ecuador rank

36th

United Kingdom rank

33rd

Number of people who are severely food insecure over time

Ecuador
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.30 million people against 2.10 million people in Ecuador, a difference of 200,000 people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

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

Ecuador ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 118 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.46 million people	1.02 million people	440,000 people	Ecuador
2020s	2.23 million people	1.48 million people	750,000 people	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are severely food insecure, Ecuador or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 2.30 million people against 2.10 million people in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are severely food insecure between Ecuador and United Kingdom?: 200,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and United Kingdom?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and United Kingdom rank globally for number of people who are severely food insecure?: Ecuador ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 33rd of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are 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 who are severely food insecure
Unit: people
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: 118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Severe food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). It is strongly related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).