How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Gambia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Gambia

2.1%

in 2020

Bangladesh rank

79th

Gambia rank

76th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.1% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gambia ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 76th of 93 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	2.9%	2.0%	Gambia
2010s	1.8%	1.8%	0.0%	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Gambia?: Gambia, at 2.1% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2020.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Gambia?: 0.5%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 79th and Gambia ranks 76th of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children', published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (% of children under 5)
Unit: % of children under 5
Source: UNICEF, WHO, World Bank: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME). Aggregation is based on UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank harmonized dataset (adjusted, comparable data) and methodology., UN Children'
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 93 places, 858 data points, 1984–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children 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.