Myanmar vs Romania: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Myanmar

7.2 percent

in 2023

Romania

7 percent

in 2023

Myanmar rank

47th

Romania rank

48th

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

Myanmar
Romania

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 7.2 percent against 7 percent in Romania, a difference of 0.2 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Romania ahead.

Myanmar ranks 47th and Romania ranks 48th of 125 countries.

Individual pages

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: 07 August 2026

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.