Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Bangladesh
16.19
in 2022
Pakistan
16.45
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
6th
Pakistan rank
4th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 16.45 against 16.19 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.26.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.73 | 24.58 | 1.15 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 22.46 | 21.89 | 0.562 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 18.98 | 19.11 | 0.129 | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 16.52 | 16.82 | 0.2967 | Pakistan |
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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 16.45 against 16.19 in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.26, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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.