Nigeria vs World: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2021
World
6.6%
in 2024
Nigeria rank
4th
World rank
6th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Nigeria
- World
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 6.6% in World, a difference of 5.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 4th and World ranks 6th of 67 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.1% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 6.7% | 2.4% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Nigeria or World?
- Nigeria, at 11.6% against 6.6% in World as of 2021.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Nigeria and World?
- 5.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and World?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Nigeria and World rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Nigeria ranks 4th 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.