Mauritania vs Niger: Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases
Mauritania
0
in 2025
Niger
0
in 2025
Mauritania rank
4th
Niger rank
4th
Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0 against 0 in Niger, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niger ahead.
Mauritania ranks 4th and Niger ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.7 | 790.9 | 746.2 | Niger |
| 1990s | 2,385 | 10,166 | 7,781 | Niger |
| 2000s | 28.8 | 267.9 | 239.1 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases, Mauritania or Niger?
- Mauritania, at 0 against 0 in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases?
- Mauritania ranks 4th and Niger ranks 4th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Number of reported guinea worm dracunculiasis cases. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.