How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?

9 years are reported by both, from 2015 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 moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Mauritania: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Benin

65.6 percent

in 2023

Mauritania

66.3 percent

in 2023

Benin rank

15th

Mauritania rank

13th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Benin
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 66.3 percent against 65.6 percent in Benin, a difference of 0.7 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th of 126 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	62.98 percent	32.98 percent	30 percent	Benin
2020s	63.38 percent	56.62 percent	6.75 percent	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Benin or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 66.3 percent against 65.6 percent in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Benin and Mauritania?: 0.7 percent, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mauritania?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mauritania rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Benin ranks 15th and Mauritania ranks 13th 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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Indicator: Share of population with moderate or 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: 126 places, 1,051 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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).