Estonia vs Germany: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Estonia
1.1 percent
in 2023
Germany
1.2 percent
in 2023
Estonia rank
107th
Germany rank
105th

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

  • Estonia
  • Germany
00.511.5201520192023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.2 percent against 1.1 percent in Estonia, a difference of 0.1 percent.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

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

Estonia ranks 107th and Germany ranks 105th 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.