El Salvador vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- El Salvador
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.90 million people against 2.70 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.80 million people | 2.10 million people | 700,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 2.55 million people | 375,000 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- El Salvador, at 2.90 million people against 2.70 million people in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between El Salvador and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 200,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 66th 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.