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

8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height

Burkina Faso

1.5%

in 2021

Nigeria

1.5%

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

80th

Nigeria rank

80th

Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time

Burkina Faso
Nigeria

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 80th 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	Burkina Faso	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.8%	5.5%	2.7%	Nigeria
2010s	1.0%	2.0%	1.0%	Nigeria
2020s	1.4%	1.6%	0.1%	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?: Burkina Faso, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Nigeria as of 2021.
What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 0.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?: Burkina Faso ranks 80th 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.