Haiti vs Viet Nam: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Haiti
9.70 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
10.70 million people
in 2023
Haiti rank
34th
Viet Nam rank
32nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Haiti
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 10.70 million people against 9.70 million people in Haiti, a difference of 1.00 million people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 34th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 126 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.20 million people | 6.30 million people | 2.90 million people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 9.47 million people | 9.45 million people | 25,000 people | Haiti |
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, Haiti or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 10.70 million people against 9.70 million people in Haiti as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 1.00 million people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Viet Nam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Haiti ranks 34th 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.