Burkina Faso vs Germany: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male
Burkina Faso
3.0%
in 2024
Germany
3.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
138th
Germany rank
135th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male over time
- Burkina Faso
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.5% against 3.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Germany ranks 135th of 163 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.0% | 2.4% | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 3.4% | 2.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male, Burkina Faso or Germany?
- Germany, at 3.5% against 3.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male between Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 0.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Germany?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Germany rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 138th and Germany ranks 135th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight, male, is the percentage of boys under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.