Myanmar vs Nigeria: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Myanmar
11.23
in 2022
Nigeria
14.14
in 2022
Myanmar rank
14th
Nigeria rank
11th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Myanmar
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 14.14 against 11.23 in Myanmar, a difference of 2.91.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Myanmar ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.07 | 14.05 | 0.016 | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 13.37 | 12.26 | 1.11 | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 12.11 | 12.54 | 0.426 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 11.34 | 13.9 | 2.56 | Nigeria |
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, Myanmar or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 14.14 against 11.23 in Myanmar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 2.91, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Myanmar ranks 14th and Nigeria ranks 11th 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.