Côte d'Ivoire vs Viet Nam: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Côte d'Ivoire
12.00 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
10.70 million people
in 2023
Côte d'Ivoire rank
29th
Viet Nam rank
32nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 12.00 million people against 10.70 million people in Viet Nam, a difference of 1.30 million people.
That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 126 countries.
Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Côte d'Ivoire | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.50 million people | 6.07 million people | 4.43 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 11.95 million people | 9.45 million people | 2.50 million people | Côte d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure, Côte d'Ivoire or Viet Nam?
- Côte d'Ivoire, at 12.00 million people against 10.70 million people in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Côte d'Ivoire and Viet Nam?
- 1.30 million people, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Viet Nam?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Côte d'Ivoire and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is related to insufficient quantity of food.