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

7 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Bangladesh

1.6%

in 2022

Nigeria

1.5%

in 2021

Bangladesh rank

79th

Nigeria rank

80th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Bangladesh
Nigeria

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 80th of 93 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5%	4.4%	3.9%	Nigeria
2000s	1.0%	6.3%	5.3%	Nigeria
2010s	1.8%	2.1%	0.4%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Bangladesh or Nigeria?: Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 0.1%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Bangladesh ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 80th 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.