El Salvador vs Libya: Share of population with severe food insecurity
El Salvador
15.4 percent
in 2023
Libya
17.2 percent
in 2023
El Salvador rank
25th
Libya rank
23rd
Share of population with severe food insecurity over time
- El Salvador
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 17.2 percent against 15.4 percent in El Salvador, a difference of 1.8 percent.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 25th and Libya ranks 23rd of 125 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.24 percent | 14.64 percent | 0.4 percent | Libya |
| 2020s | 15.53 percent | 19.75 percent | 4.22 percent | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, El Salvador or Libya?
- Libya, at 17.2 percent against 15.4 percent in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between El Salvador and Libya?
- 1.8 percent, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Libya?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Libya rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?
- El Salvador ranks 25th and Libya ranks 23rd of 125 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 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
Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.