Canada vs Latvia: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Canada
1.9 percent
in 2023
Latvia
1.9 percent
in 2023
Canada rank
93rd
Latvia rank
93rd

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished over time

  • Canada
  • Latvia
0.511.52201520192023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1.9 percent against 1.9 percent in Latvia, a difference of 0 percent.

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

Canada ranks 93rd and Latvia ranks 93rd of 125 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished
Unit
percent
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
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be strongly correlated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment is based on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.