Mauritania vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, male
Mauritania
28.5%
in 2022
Nigeria
27.7%
in 2022
Mauritania rank
152nd
Nigeria rank
154th
Prevalence of overweight, male over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 28.5% against 27.7% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 154th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 19.6% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 25.2% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 27.3% | 0.6% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 28.5% against 27.7% in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, male?
- Mauritania ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 154th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight male adults is the percentage of males ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.