Small states vs Yemen: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population over time
- Small states
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 73.0% against 32.3% in Small states, a difference of 40.7%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.3 times Small states's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Small states ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 23 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Small states | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.3% | 47.5% | 18.2% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 67.8% | 36.0% | Yemen |
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, Small states or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 73.0% against 32.3% in Small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population between Small states and Yemen?
- 40.7%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Small states and Yemen rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population?
- Small states ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 23 groups.
- 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.