Mauritania vs Southern Asia: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Mauritania
13.6%
in 2022
Southern Asia
13.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
3rd
Southern Asia rank
1st
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Mauritania
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 13.6% in Southern Asia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 1st of 84 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 16.0% | 3.7% | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 14.7% | 2.1% | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 13.9% | 3.9% | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Mauritania or Southern Asia?
- Mauritania, at 13.6% against 13.6% in Southern Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Mauritania and Southern Asia?
- 0.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Southern Asia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and Southern Asia ranks 1st 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.