Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Bangladesh
16.19
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.16
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.16 against 16.19 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.97.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.73 | 27.12 | 1.39 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 22.46 | 23.67 | 1.21 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 18.98 | 19.92 | 0.935 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.52 | 17.53 | 1.01 | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.16 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.97, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Bangladesh ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd 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.