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
051015199020062022

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.

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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