Mauritania vs Namibia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Mauritania
10
in 2022
Namibia
9.57
in 2022
Mauritania rank
21st
Namibia rank
24th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Mauritania
- Namibia
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 10 against 9.57 in Namibia, a difference of 0.43.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.97 | 13.89 | 0.086 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 11.96 | 12.43 | 0.472 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 10.38 | 10.53 | 0.142 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 10.02 | 9.66 | 0.36 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Mauritania or Namibia?
- Mauritania, at 10 against 9.57 in Namibia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Mauritania and Namibia?
- 0.43, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Namibia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Mauritania ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 24th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.