Gambia vs Guinea-Bissau: Low birth weight number

Gambia
11.5
in 2020
Guinea-Bissau
12.5
in 2020
Gambia rank
81st
Guinea-Bissau rank
80th

Low birth weight number over time

  • Gambia
  • Guinea-Bissau
051015200020102020

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 12.5 against 11.5 in Gambia, a difference of 1.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th of 157 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 9.84 13.27 3.43 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 11.38 13.24 1.86 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 11.5 12.5 1 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher low birth weight number, Gambia or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 12.5 against 11.5 in Gambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in low birth weight number between Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
1, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea-Bissau?
21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2020.
How do Gambia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for low birth weight number?
Gambia ranks 81st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 80th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Low birth weight number (in thousands). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Low birth weight number (in thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
178 places, 3,738 data points, 2000–2020
Last refreshed