Mauritania vs Romania: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Mauritania
3.30 million people
in 2023
Romania
3.50 million people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
61st
Romania rank
59th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Mauritania
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.50 million people against 3.30 million people in Mauritania, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 61st and Romania ranks 59th of 126 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 3.10 million people | 1.70 million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.73 million people | 3.23 million people | 500,000 people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure, Mauritania or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.50 million people against 3.30 million people in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Mauritania and Romania?
- 200,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Romania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Romania rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Mauritania ranks 61st and Romania ranks 59th 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 Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 related to insufficient quantity of food.