Nepal vs Peru: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Nepal

12.8 percent

in 2023

Peru

14.5 percent

in 2023

Nepal rank

31st

Peru rank

29th

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

Nepal
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 14.5 percent against 12.8 percent in Nepal, a difference of 1.7 percent.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

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

Nepal ranks 31st and Peru ranks 29th 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: 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.