How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?

5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mauritania vs Nigeria: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male

Mauritania

25.0%

in 2022

Nigeria

27.2%

in 2021

Mauritania rank

9th

Nigeria rank

6th

Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male over time

Mauritania
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 27.2% against 25.0% in Mauritania, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 83 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	24.7%	22.7%	2.0%	Mauritania
2020s	17.4%	24.5%	7.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male, Mauritania or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 27.2% against 25.0% in Mauritania as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male between Mauritania and Nigeria?: 2.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male?: Mauritania ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of underweight, weight for age, male (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 83 places, 735 data points, 1986–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of underweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months. The data are based on the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.