Benin vs Somalia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Benin
5.5%
in 2024
Somalia
5.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
58th
Somalia rank
55th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Benin
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.7% against 5.5% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 1.0% | Benin |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 6.7% | 0.3% | Benin |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Somalia |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Somalia |
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, Benin or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.7% against 5.5% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Benin and Somalia?
- 0.2%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Somalia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Benin ranks 58th and Somalia ranks 55th 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.