Mauritania vs Nigeria: Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese
Mauritania
9.8%
in 2014
Nigeria
9.4%
in 2014
Mauritania rank
40th
Nigeria rank
43rd
Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese over time
- Mauritania
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 9.8% against 9.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mauritania ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.0% | 16.6% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 13.7% | 15.3% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 13.9% | 1.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 11.8% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese, Mauritania or Nigeria?
- Mauritania, at 9.8% against 9.4% in Nigeria as of 2014.
- What is the difference in share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese between Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 0.4%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nigeria?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
- How do Mauritania and Nigeria rank globally for share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese?
- Mauritania ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of women defined as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of women (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.