South Sudan vs Viet Nam: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
South Sudan
10.10 million people
in 2023
Viet Nam
10.70 million people
in 2023
South Sudan rank
33rd
Viet Nam rank
32nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- South Sudan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 10.70 million people against 10.10 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 600,000 people.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 33rd and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 126 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.83 million people | 6.07 million people | 2.77 million people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 9.62 million people | 9.45 million people | 175,000 people | South Sudan |
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, South Sudan or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 10.70 million people against 10.10 million people in South Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between South Sudan and Viet Nam?
- 600,000 people, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Viet Nam?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Viet Nam rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- South Sudan ranks 33rd 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.