El Salvador vs Spain: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
El Salvador
2.90 million people
in 2023
Spain
3.10 million people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
64th
Spain rank
62nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- El Salvador
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.10 million people against 2.90 million people in El Salvador, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 64th and Spain ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.64 million people | 3.72 million people | 1.08 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.92 million people | 3.58 million people | 650,000 people | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 3.10 million people against 2.90 million people in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between El Salvador and Spain?
- 200,000 people, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Spain rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- El Salvador ranks 64th and Spain ranks 62nd 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.