Mali vs Mexico: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity
Mali
20.6 percent
in 2023
Mexico
19.3 percent
in 2023
Mali rank
64th
Mexico rank
65th
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time
- Mali
- Mexico
How they compare
Mali currently reports 20.6 percent against 19.3 percent in Mexico, a difference of 1.3 percent.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 64th and Mexico ranks 65th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25 percent | 24.03 percent | 0.9667 percent | Mali |
| 2020s | 20.77 percent | 22.25 percent | 1.48 percent | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity, Mali or Mexico?
- Mali, at 20.6 percent against 19.3 percent in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Mali and Mexico?
- 1.3 percent, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mexico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Mexico rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- Mali ranks 64th and Mexico ranks 65th 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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About this data
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).