Mauritania vs Niger: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Mauritania
13.6%
in 2022
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
3rd
Niger rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 10.9% in Niger, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 67 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 14.2% | 1.8% | Niger |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 12.7% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 11.5% | 1.4% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 13.6% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Mauritania and Niger?
- 2.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 67 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.