Colombia vs Grenada: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Colombia
5 percent
in 2023
Grenada
4.7 percent
in 2023
Colombia rank
61st
Grenada rank
63rd

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

  • Colombia
  • Grenada
02468201520192023

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 5 percent against 4.7 percent in Grenada, a difference of 0.3 percent.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Grenada ahead.

Colombia ranks 61st and Grenada ranks 63rd 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.