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

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.

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

Mauritania

66.3 percent

in 2023

Yemen

73 percent

in 2023

Mauritania rank

13th

Yemen rank

10th

Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity over time

Mauritania
Yemen

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 73 percent against 66.3 percent in Mauritania, a difference of 6.7 percent.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.

Mauritania ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 10th of 126 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2010s	32.98 percent	47.46 percent	14.48 percent	Yemen
2020s	56.62 percent	67.8 percent	11.17 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, Mauritania or Yemen?: Yemen, at 73 percent against 66.3 percent in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity between Mauritania and Yemen?: 6.7 percent, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?: Mauritania ranks 13th 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).