What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Argentina and Mauritania?

0.8 percent, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina 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 severe food insecurity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Mauritania: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Argentina

12.3 percent

in 2023

Mauritania

13.1 percent

in 2023

Argentina rank

32nd

Mauritania rank

30th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Argentina
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 13.1 percent against 12.3 percent in Argentina, a difference of 0.8 percent.

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

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

Argentina ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2010s	10.22 percent	5.52 percent	4.7 percent	Argentina
2020s	12.88 percent	10.35 percent	2.53 percent	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Argentina or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 13.1 percent against 12.3 percent in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Argentina and Mauritania?: 0.8 percent, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mauritania?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Mauritania rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Argentina ranks 32nd and Mauritania ranks 30th of 125 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 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 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: 125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Someone suffering from severe food insecurity has an insufficient quantity of food. They will experience symptoms such as physical hunger.