Mauritania vs Western Europe: Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population
Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population over time
- Mauritania
- Western Europe
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 12.2 % against 1.7 % in Western Europe, a difference of 10.5 %.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 7.2 times Western Europe's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 25th and Western Europe ranks 28th of 104 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.86 % | 0.68 % | 4.18 % | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 11.45 % | 1.38 % | 10.07 % | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population, Mauritania or Western Europe?
- Mauritania, at 12.2 % against 1.7 % in Western Europe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population between Mauritania and Western Europe?
- 10.5 %, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Western Europe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Western Europe rank globally for prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population?
- Mauritania ranks 25th and Western Europe ranks 28th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Confidence interval: Lower bound. 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.