Bangladesh vs Mauritania: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
21.7%
in 2022
Mauritania
22.4%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
12th
Mauritania rank
11th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 22.4% against 21.7% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 20.3% | 33.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 27.6% | 14.2% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 21.2% | 7.8% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 22.4% | 0.7% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, Bangladesh or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 22.4% against 21.7% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 0.7%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mauritania?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Mauritania rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Mauritania ranks 11th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.