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
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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

Indicator
Prevalence of overweight, male (% of male adults)
Unit
% of male adults
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 7,896 data points, 1975–2022
Last refreshed

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.