Mauritania vs Tunisia: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Mauritania
3.30 million people
in 2023
Tunisia
3.10 million people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
61st
Tunisia rank
62nd
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Mauritania
- Tunisia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 3.30 million people against 3.10 million people in Tunisia, a difference of 200,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Tunisia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 61st and Tunisia ranks 62nd of 126 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.40 million people | 2.44 million people | 1.04 million people | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 2.73 million people | 3.27 million people | 550,000 people | Tunisia |
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 Tunisia?
- Mauritania, at 3.30 million people against 3.10 million people in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 200,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tunisia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tunisia rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Mauritania ranks 61st and Tunisia ranks 62nd 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.