Bangladesh vs Botswana: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5
Bangladesh
12.73
in 2022
Botswana
12.55
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
21st
Botswana rank
23rd
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time
- Bangladesh
- Botswana
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 12.73 against 12.55 in Botswana, a difference of 0.18.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 21st and Botswana ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.95 | 18.87 | 22.09 | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 32.04 | 17.04 | 15 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 20.25 | 14.21 | 6.04 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 13.59 | 12.72 | 0.8767 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Bangladesh or Botswana?
- Bangladesh, at 12.73 against 12.55 in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Bangladesh and Botswana?
- 0.18, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Botswana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Botswana rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Bangladesh ranks 21st and Botswana ranks 23rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.