El Salvador vs Libya: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
El Salvador
2.90 million people
in 2023
Libya
2.60 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
64th
Libya rank
67th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 2.90 million people against 2.60 million people in Libya, a difference of 300,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, El Salvador has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Libya ranks 67th 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 | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 million people | 2.24 million people | 400,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 2.73 million people | 200,000 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 Libya?
- El Salvador, at 2.90 million people against 2.60 million people in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between El Salvador and Libya?
- 300,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Libya ranks 67th 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.