Burkina Faso vs Nepal: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Burkina Faso
6.5%
in 2024
Nepal
5.4%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
192nd
Nepal rank
195th
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nepal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 6.5% against 5.4% in Nepal, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Nepal ranks 195th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Burkina Faso |
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 Nepal?
- Burkina Faso, at 6.5% against 5.4% in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Burkina Faso and Nepal?
- 1.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nepal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nepal rank globally for overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Burkina Faso ranks 192nd and Nepal ranks 195th 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.