El Salvador vs Mauritania: Number of people who are undernourished

El Salvador
400,000 millions
in 2023
Mauritania
400,000 millions
in 2023
El Salvador rank
81st
Mauritania rank
81st

Number of people who are undernourished over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mauritania
200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k200120122023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 400,000 millions against 400,000 millions in Mauritania, a difference of 0 millions.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 81st of 131 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 522,222 millions 277,778 millions 244,444 millions El Salvador
2010s 530,000 millions 250,000 millions 280,000 millions El Salvador
2020s 400,000 millions 375,000 millions 25,000 millions El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people who are undernourished, El Salvador or Mauritania?
El Salvador, at 400,000 millions against 400,000 millions in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of people who are undernourished between El Salvador and Mauritania?
0 millions, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mauritania?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Mauritania rank globally for number of people who are undernourished?
El Salvador ranks 81st and Mauritania ranks 81st of 131 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 undernourished. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people who are undernourished
Unit
millions
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,706 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.