What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Mauritius and Pakistan?

2.1 percent, with Mauritius ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pakistan?

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.

Mauritius vs Pakistan: Share of population with severe food insecurity

Mauritius

12.2 percent

in 2023

Pakistan

10.1 percent

in 2023

Mauritius rank

33rd

Pakistan rank

36th

Share of population with severe food insecurity over time

Mauritius
Pakistan

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 12.2 percent against 10.1 percent in Pakistan, a difference of 2.1 percent.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.2 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Mauritius ahead.

Mauritius ranks 33rd and Pakistan ranks 36th of 125 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2010s	6.48 percent	1.88 percent	4.6 percent	Mauritius
2020s	10.5 percent	10.4 percent	0.1 percent	Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population with severe food insecurity, Mauritius or Pakistan?: Mauritius, at 12.2 percent against 10.1 percent in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of population with severe food insecurity between Mauritius and Pakistan?: 2.1 percent, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pakistan?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Pakistan rank globally for share of population with severe food insecurity?: Mauritius ranks 33rd and Pakistan ranks 36th 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.