Gambia vs Myanmar: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Gambia
10.44
in 2022
Myanmar
11.23
in 2022
Gambia rank
17th
Myanmar rank
14th

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Gambia
  • Myanmar
051015199020062022

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 11.23 against 10.44 in Gambia, a difference of 0.79.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Myanmar has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Myanmar Difference Ahead
1990s 12.33 14.07 1.73 Myanmar
2000s 10.73 13.37 2.65 Myanmar
2010s 10.12 12.11 1.99 Myanmar
2020s 10.37 11.34 0.9667 Myanmar

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, Gambia or Myanmar?
Myanmar, at 11.23 against 10.44 in Gambia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Gambia and Myanmar?
0.79, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Myanmar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Myanmar rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Gambia ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 14th 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.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed