What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?

0.2 percent, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.

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.

Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Malaysia: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Lao People's Democratic Republic

5.6 percent

in 2023

Malaysia

5.8 percent

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

56th

Malaysia rank

54th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 5.8 percent against 5.6 percent in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.2 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 125 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	8.9 percent	6.6 percent	2.3 percent	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	6.83 percent	5.97 percent	0.85 percent	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 5.8 percent against 5.6 percent in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 0.2 percent, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Malaysia rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 56th and Malaysia ranks 54th 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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Indicator: Share of population with severe food insecurity
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.