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

Ecuador
11.9 percent
in 2023
Togo
9.9 percent
in 2023
Ecuador rank
35th
Togo rank
38th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Togo
051015201520192023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 11.9 percent against 9.9 percent in Togo, a difference of 2 percent.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Togo's.

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

Ecuador ranks 35th and Togo ranks 38th 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.