Botswana vs Namibia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Botswana
9.48
in 2022
Namibia
9.57
in 2022
Botswana rank
25th
Namibia rank
24th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 9.57 against 9.48 in Botswana, a difference of 0.09.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 24th of 193 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.33 | 13.89 | 0.554 | Namibia |
| 2000s | 11.84 | 12.43 | 0.586 | Namibia |
| 2010s | 10.25 | 10.53 | 0.279 | Namibia |
| 2020s | 9.57 | 9.66 | 0.0967 | Namibia |
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, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 9.57 against 9.48 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.09, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Namibia ranks 24th 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.