Ecuador vs Mauritius: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Ecuador
11.9 percent
in 2023
Mauritius
12.2 percent
in 2023
Ecuador rank
35th
Mauritius rank
33rd

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

  • Ecuador
  • Mauritius
051015201520192023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 12.2 percent against 11.9 percent in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 35th and Mauritius ranks 33rd 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.