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

8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.

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 Ghana: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Ghana

2.0%

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

79th

Ghana rank

77th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 2.0% against 1.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ghana ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 77th of 93 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.0%	2.5%	1.5%	Ghana
2000s	0.9%	3.5%	2.6%	Ghana
2010s	1.8%	2.6%	0.9%	Ghana
2020s	1.6%	2.0%	0.4%	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Ghana?: Ghana, at 2.0% against 1.6% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Ghana?: 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ghana?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Ghana rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 77th 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.