Mauritania vs Nigeria: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Mauritania
13.6%
in 2022
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2021
Mauritania rank
3rd
Nigeria rank
4th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 11.6% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 84 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 8.1% | 5.3% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 9.1% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 13.6% against 11.6% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 2.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th of 84 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.