Bangladesh vs Nepal: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1

Bangladesh
8.27
in 2022
Nepal
8.75
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
187th
Nepal rank
184th

Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nepal
2468199020062022

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 8.75 against 8.27 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.48.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 187th and Nepal ranks 184th of 193 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nepal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.13 2.97 0.839 Nepal
2000s 3.77 4.8 1.03 Nepal
2010s 5.93 6.64 0.708 Nepal
2020s 7.9 8.4 0.4967 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1, Bangladesh or Nepal?
Nepal, at 8.75 against 8.27 in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 between Bangladesh and Nepal?
0.48, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
Bangladesh ranks 187th and Nepal ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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