Ecuador vs Laos: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Ecuador
33.3 percent
in 2023
Laos
35.6 percent
in 2023
Ecuador rank
46th
Laos rank
43rd
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Ecuador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 35.6 percent against 33.3 percent in Ecuador, a difference of 2.3 percent.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 46th and Laos ranks 43rd of 126 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.7 percent | 29.4 percent | 3.3 percent | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 36.07 percent | 34.45 percent | 1.62 percent | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Ecuador or Laos?
- Laos, at 35.6 percent against 33.3 percent in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Ecuador and Laos?
- 2.3 percent, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Ecuador ranks 46th and Laos ranks 43rd 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 Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. 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 more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).