El Salvador vs Niger: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
El Salvador
45.5 percent
in 2023
Niger
50.9 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
29th
Niger rank
27th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 50.9 percent against 45.5 percent in El Salvador, a difference of 5.4 percent.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th of 126 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.97 percent | 50.03 percent | 7.07 percent | Niger |
| 2020s | 46.83 percent | 50.4 percent | 3.57 percent | Niger |
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 Niger?
- Niger, at 50.9 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 Niger?
- 5.4 percent, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Niger ranks 27th 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).