Philippines vs Uruguay: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Philippines
3 percent
in 2023
Uruguay
2.7 percent
in 2023
Philippines rank
77th
Uruguay rank
80th

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

  • Philippines
  • Uruguay
01234201820202023

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3 percent against 2.7 percent in Uruguay, a difference of 0.3 percent.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Philippines ahead.

Philippines ranks 77th and Uruguay ranks 80th 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.