shortage.life · last_sync · 2026-08-18 20:59:39 UTCbuild 83e413e · node v22.22.2

// node

shortage.life
brussels
● online · 8 sources

// $_ exec

$ shortage compare --countries
> 3 countries side by side
> 26 indicators

// readout · live

BRENT     $91.27/b 
TTF       €63.92/MWh 
OPEC_ORB  $108.8/b 
SPR_US    298.7 Mb 
FAO_FFPI  130.3 
revalidate 15mUTC 00:00:00
$_TICKER
BRENT$91.27▼0.10%TTF€63.92▲0.30%HH$2.79▼0.36%SPR_US298.7 Mb15.3dEU_GAS61.5%18c avgOPEC_ORB$108.79● flatFAO_FFPI130.3▼0.4%WHT$6.77/bu▼0.77%BRENT$91.27▼0.10%TTF€63.92▲0.30%HH$2.79▼0.36%SPR_US298.7 Mb15.3dEU_GAS61.5%18c avgOPEC_ORB$108.79● flatFAO_FFPI130.3▼0.4%WHT$6.77/bu▼0.77%
~/compare·Selected countries 3

$_COMPARE

Compare up to four countries side by side across every shortage indicator — macro, energy, food, water, corporate failures and the 18-month stress history.

Selected countries
2 to 4 countries · click to add or remove

[ 01 ]  $_COMPARISON TABLE

IndicatorYemenYEMPalestinePSEIranIRN
Stress index0.930.920.91
RegionMENAMENAMENA
Nominal GDP$18 bn$17 bn$435 bn
GDP per capita$500$3,000$4,910
Population35M5.5M88.5M
Area527,968 km²6,020 km²1,648,195 km²
Inflation 202640%9%42%
Inflation forecast 202732%7%38%
Currency depreciation · 1Y25%5%45%
Public debt / GDP60%50%35%
Unemployment18%30%9.5%
Electricity access75%92%100%
Energy posturenet importernet importernet exporter
Energy import dependency50%100%-40%
Oil production0.05 mb/d0 mb/d3.3 mb/d
Oil consumption0.06 mb/d0.03 mb/d1.9 mb/d
Gas production0 bcm0 bcm256 bcm
Gas consumption0 bcm0 bcm245 bcm
Cereal self-sufficiency25%5%76%
Food posturenet importernet importernet importer
Oil stock cover5 d5 d25 d
Water stressextremeextremeextreme
Droughtsevereseveresevere
Bankruptcies Q1 20263402904,800
World bankruptcy rank#110#118#16

[ 02 ]  $_STRESS HISTORY · 18 months

YemenPalestineIran0–1 composite