Costa Rica vs El Salvador: GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

Costa Rica
0.7 5 year moving average
in 2023
El Salvador
0.7 5 year moving average
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
El Salvador rank
71st

GOAL 2: Zero Hunger over time

  • Costa Rica
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in El Salvador, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was El Salvador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 71st of 215 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6545 5 year moving average 0.5358 5 year moving average 0.1187 5 year moving average Costa Rica
2010s 0.6977 5 year moving average 0.6864 5 year moving average 0.0113 5 year moving average Costa Rica
2020s 0.85 5 year moving average 0.7 5 year moving average 0.15 5 year moving average Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 2: zero hunger, Costa Rica or El Salvador?
Costa Rica, at 0.7 5 year moving average against 0.7 5 year moving average in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 2: zero hunger between Costa Rica and El Salvador?
0 5 year moving average, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and El Salvador?
20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and El Salvador rank globally for goal 2: zero hunger?
Costa Rica ranks 71st and El Salvador ranks 71st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed

SDG Goal 2 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database