Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2024
Ethiopia
7.2%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Ethiopia rank
189th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 7.2% against 6.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Ethiopia ranks 189th of 198 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.7% | 0.7% | Ethiopia |
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, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 7.2% 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 Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 0.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Ethiopia ranks 189th 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.