Botswana vs Mauritania: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted
Botswana
21 percent
in 2024
Mauritania
21.5 percent
in 2024
Botswana rank
52nd
Mauritania rank
51st
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted over time
- Botswana
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 21.5 percent against 21 percent in Botswana, a difference of 0.5 percent.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 51st of 160 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.14 percent | 33.15 percent | 4.01 percent | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 23.61 percent | 24.3 percent | 0.69 percent | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 21.42 percent | 21.68 percent | 0.26 percent | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted, Botswana or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 21.5 percent against 21 percent in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted between Botswana and Mauritania?
- 0.5 percent, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritania?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritania rank globally for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Botswana ranks 52nd and Mauritania ranks 51st of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.