Burkina Faso vs Maldives: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Burkina Faso
10.84
in 2022
Maldives
12.22
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Maldives rank
12th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 12.22 against 10.84 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.38.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.41 | 17.32 | 4.91 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 10.85 | 17.3 | 6.45 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 10.31 | 14.87 | 4.56 | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.74 | 12.55 | 1.81 | Maldives |
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, Burkina Faso or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 12.22 against 10.84 in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Burkina Faso and Maldives?
- 1.38, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Maldives?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Burkina Faso and Maldives rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 12th 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.