Mexico vs Yemen: Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure
Mexico
25.10 million people
in 2023
Yemen
28.80 million people
in 2023
Mexico rank
15th
Yemen rank
12th
Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure over time
- Mexico
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 28.80 million people against 25.10 million people in Mexico, a difference of 3.70 million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th of 126 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.78 million people | 15.70 million people | 14.08 million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 28.50 million people | 25.65 million people | 2.85 million people | Mexico |
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, Mexico or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 28.80 million people against 25.10 million people in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure between Mexico and Yemen?
- 3.70 million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Yemen?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Yemen rank globally for number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Yemen ranks 12th 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.