Mauritania vs World: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%)
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%) over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.1% against 28.0% in World, a difference of 37.1%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.3 times World's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 14th and World ranks 13th of 130 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.0% | 23.4% | 9.6% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 58.3% | 28.5% | 29.8% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, Mauritania or World?
- Mauritania, at 65.1% against 28.0% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Mauritania and World?
- 37.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and World ranks 13th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households classified as moderately or severely food insecure. A household is classified as moderately or severely food insecure when at least one adult in the household has reported to have been exposed, at times during the year, to low quality diets and might have been forced to also reduce the quantity of food they would normally eat because of a lack of money or other resources.