Mauritania vs Northern Africa: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult over time
- Mauritania
- Northern Africa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 65.6 % against 33.8 % in Northern Africa, a difference of 31.8 %.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.9 times Northern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Northern Africa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 14th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Northern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.92 % | 31.75 % | 3.17 % | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 62.12 % | 33.58 % | 28.55 % | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult, Mauritania or Northern Africa?
- Mauritania, at 65.6 % against 33.8 % in Northern Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult between Mauritania and Northern Africa?
- 31.8 %, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Northern Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Northern Africa rank globally for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Mauritania ranks 14th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.