Nigeria vs Sudan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Nigeria
14.14
in 2022
Sudan
14.38
in 2022
Nigeria rank
11th
Sudan rank
10th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 14.38 against 14.14 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.24.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 | 16.2 | 2.14 | Sudan |
| 2000s | 12.26 | 14.85 | 2.59 | Sudan |
| 2010s | 12.54 | 14.33 | 1.79 | Sudan |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 14.37 | 0.4667 | Sudan |
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, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 14.38 against 14.14 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.24, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nigeria ranks 11th and Sudan ranks 10th 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.