Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1
Afghanistan
21.98
in 2022
Mauritania
21.5
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
112th
Mauritania rank
115th
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 21.98 against 21.5 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.48.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 | 6.99 | 2.95 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 7.63 | 11.32 | 3.69 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 14.27 | 16.47 | 2.2 | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 20.8 | 20.73 | 0.0767 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 21.98 against 21.5 in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0.48, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Afghanistan ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 115th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.