El Salvador vs Republic of Korea: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
El Salvador
2.90 million people
in 2023
Republic of Korea
2.80 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
64th
Republic of Korea rank
65th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- El Salvador
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.90 million people against 2.80 million people in Republic of Korea, a difference of 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Republic of Korea ranks 65th of 126 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 million people | 2.62 million people | 20,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 2.88 million people | 50,000 people | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Republic of Korea?
- El Salvador, at 2.90 million people against 2.80 million people in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
- 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Republic of Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Republic of Korea ranks 65th 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.