Ecuador vs Peru: Number of people who are undernourished

Ecuador
2.20 million millions
in 2023
Peru
2.30 million millions
in 2023
Ecuador rank
46th
Peru rank
44th

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • Ecuador
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.30 million millions against 2.20 million millions in Ecuador, a difference of 100,000 millions.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Peru ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Peru ranks 44th 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.