Niger vs Nigeria: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2021
Niger rank
6th
Nigeria rank
4th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 67 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.6% | 4.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.1% | 2.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Niger ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.