Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Niger or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2021.

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

7 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 wasting, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Niger vs Nigeria: Prevalence of wasting, weight for height

Niger

10.9%

in 2022

Nigeria

11.6%

in 2021

Niger rank

8th

Nigeria rank

5th

Prevalence of wasting, weight for height over time

Niger
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2010s	12.9%	8.6%	4.3%	Niger
2020s	11.8%	9.1%	2.7%	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of wasting, weight for height, Niger or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of wasting, weight for height between Niger and Nigeria?: 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of wasting, weight for height?: Niger ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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 wasting, weight for height (% 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: 113 places, 1,312 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Prevalence of wasting is the proportion of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population ages 0-59 months.