Mauritania vs Nicaragua: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Mauritania
4.4%
in 2023
Nicaragua
4.4%
in 2023
Mauritania rank
126th
Nicaragua rank
125th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Mauritania
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 4.4% against 4.4% in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 125th of 192 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.0% | 4.1% | 3.9% | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 2.4% | Mauritania |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 3.0% | 2.8% | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 2.0% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1.8% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 0.0% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Mauritania or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 4.4% against 4.4% in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Nicaragua rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Nicaragua ranks 125th of 192 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 daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.