Ethiopia vs Niger: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Ethiopia
14.6
in 2022
Niger
16.11
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
8th
Niger rank
7th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Ethiopia
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 16.11 against 14.6 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.51.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 8th and Niger ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.22 | 17.3 | 1.92 | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 18.47 | 15.74 | 2.73 | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 16.52 | 15.52 | 1 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 14.86 | 16.03 | 1.16 | Niger |
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, Ethiopia or Niger?
- Niger, at 16.11 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 Ethiopia and Niger?
- 1.51, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Niger?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Niger rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th and Niger ranks 7th 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.