El Salvador vs Zambia: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
El Salvador
45.5 percent
in 2023
Zambia
45.3 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
29th
Zambia rank
30th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- El Salvador
- Zambia
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 45.5 percent against 45.3 percent in Zambia, a difference of 0.2 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Zambia ahead.
El Salvador ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 30th of 126 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.54 percent | 52.46 percent | 9.92 percent | Zambia |
| 2020s | 46.83 percent | 47.77 percent | 0.95 percent | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- El Salvador, at 45.5 percent against 45.3 percent in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between El Salvador and Zambia?
- 0.2 percent, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Zambia rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- El Salvador ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 30th 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).