Mauritania vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Mauritania
13.6%
in 2022
World
6.6%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
3rd
World rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Mauritania
- World
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 13.6% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 3rd and World ranks 6th of 67 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 8.3% | 4.1% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 7.1% | 5.5% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 6.7% | 3.3% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Mauritania or World?
- Mauritania, at 13.6% against 6.6% in World as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Mauritania and World?
- 7.0%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and World?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Mauritania ranks 3rd and World 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.