Bangladesh vs Gambia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bangladesh
20.0%
in 2024
Gambia
16.1%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Gambia rank
6th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bangladesh
- Gambia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 20.0% against 16.1% in Gambia, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Gambia ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 17.4% | 12.0% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 18.0% | 9.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 17.6% | 7.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 16.8% | 5.3% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 16.2% | 4.2% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Bangladesh or Gambia?
- Bangladesh, at 20.0% against 16.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 3.9%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Gambia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Gambia ranks 6th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.