Ecuador vs Vietnam: Number of people severely food insecure

Ecuador
2.10 million
in 2023
Vietnam
2.30 million
in 2023
Ecuador rank
36th
Vietnam rank
33rd

Number of people severely food insecure over time

  • Ecuador
  • Vietnam
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M201520192023

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 2.30 million against 2.10 million in Ecuador, a difference of 200,000.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 36th and Vietnam 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 Vietnam Difference Ahead
2010s 2.00 million 500,000 1.50 million Ecuador
2020s 2.23 million 1.55 million 675,000 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people severely food insecure, Ecuador or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 2.30 million against 2.10 million in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people severely food insecure between Ecuador and Vietnam?
200,000, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Vietnam?
5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Vietnam rank globally for number of people severely food insecure?
Ecuador ranks 36th and Vietnam ranks 33rd of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of people 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 severely food insecure
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
118 places, 973 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed