Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Bangladesh
6.8%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
190th
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 6.8% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 190th and Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 3.1% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 0.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Bangladesh, at 6.8% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 0.3%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 190th and Burkina Faso ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.