How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?

6 years are reported by both, from 2018 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.

Madagascar vs Yemen: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity

Madagascar

72.6 percent

in 2023

Yemen

73 percent

in 2023

Madagascar rank

11th

Yemen rank

10th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Madagascar
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 73 percent against 72.6 percent in Madagascar, a difference of 0.4 percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 126 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2010s	58.8 percent	47.7 percent	11.1 percent	Madagascar
2020s	66.8 percent	67.8 percent	1 percent	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Madagascar or Yemen?: Yemen, at 73 percent against 72.6 percent in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Madagascar and Yemen?: 0.4 percent, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Yemen?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Yemen rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Madagascar ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th 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).