Niger vs Nigeria: Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted
Niger
10.9%
in 2022
Nigeria
11.6%
in 2021
Niger rank
8th
Nigeria rank
5th
Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted over time
- Niger
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.9% | 8.6% | 4.3% | Niger |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 9.1% | 2.7% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher malnutrition: share of children who are wasted, Niger or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 11.6% against 10.9% in Niger as of 2021.
- What is the difference in malnutrition: share of children who are wasted between Niger and Nigeria?
- 0.7%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Nigeria?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
- How do Niger and Nigeria rank globally for malnutrition: share of children who are wasted?
- Niger ranks 8th and Nigeria ranks 5th of 99 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 Malnutrition: Share of children who are wasted. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of children younger than five years old that are defined as "wasted". Wasting is when a child’s weight is significantly lower than the average for their height, for example, because of acute food shortage or disease.