Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Ecuador or Morocco?

Morocco, at 2.60 million against 2.20 million in Ecuador as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Morocco: Number of people who are undernourished

Ecuador

2.20 million

in 2023

Morocco

2.60 million

in 2023

Ecuador rank

46th

Morocco rank

43rd

Number of people who are undernourished over time

Ecuador
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2.60 million against 2.20 million in Ecuador, a difference of 400,000.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 43rd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.27 million	1.53 million	733,333	Ecuador
2010s	1.54 million	1.37 million	170,000	Ecuador
2020s	2.33 million	2.38 million	50,000	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, Ecuador or Morocco?: Morocco, at 2.60 million against 2.20 million in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between Ecuador and Morocco?: 400,000, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Morocco rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?: Ecuador ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 43rd of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home), published as Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people who are undernourished
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#home)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 3,649 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of people who are undernourished shows the number of people whose habitual food consumption is insufficient to provide the dietary energy levels that are required to maintain a normal active and healthy life.