Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Bangladesh
16.19
in 2022
Ethiopia
14.6
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
6th
Ethiopia rank
8th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 16.19 against 14.6 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.59.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.73 | 19.22 | 6.51 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 22.46 | 18.47 | 3.99 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.98 | 16.52 | 2.46 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 16.52 | 14.86 | 1.66 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Bangladesh, at 16.19 against 14.6 in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 1.59, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Ethiopia ranks 8th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.