El Salvador vs Guatemala: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
El Salvador
45.5 percent
in 2023
Guatemala
48.8 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
29th
Guatemala rank
28th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 48.8 percent against 45.5 percent in El Salvador, a difference of 3.3 percent.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Guatemala ranks 28th of 126 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.54 percent | 45.04 percent | 2.5 percent | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 46.83 percent | 53 percent | 6.17 percent | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, El Salvador or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 48.8 percent against 45.5 percent in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 3.3 percent, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Guatemala ranks 28th 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).