Colombia vs Ecuador: Number of people who are undernourished

Colombia
2.00 million millions
in 2023
Ecuador
2.20 million millions
in 2023
Colombia rank
49th
Ecuador rank
46th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.20 million millions against 2.00 million millions in Colombia, a difference of 200,000 millions.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 49th and Ecuador ranks 46th of 131 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
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
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.