Kazakhstan vs Mongolia: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Kazakhstan
0.6 percent
in 2023
Mongolia
0.7 percent
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
119th
Mongolia rank
118th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.7 percent against 0.6 percent in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1 percent.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 119th and Mongolia ranks 118th 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.