Mauritania vs Yemen: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight
Mauritania
1.6%
in 2024
Yemen
1.7%
in 2024
Mauritania rank
171st
Yemen rank
170th
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight over time
- Mauritania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 170th of 178 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely overweight, Mauritania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.7% against 1.6% in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely overweight between Mauritania and Yemen?
- 0.1%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Yemen?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Mauritania and Yemen rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Mauritania ranks 171st and Yemen ranks 170th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.