Eritrea vs Gambia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Eritrea
17.3%
in 2024
Gambia
16.1%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
5th
Gambia rank
6th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 17.3% against 16.1% in Gambia, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Gambia ranks 6th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.7% | 17.4% | 0.7% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 18.0% | 1.1% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 17.6% | 0.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.8% | 0.8% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.2% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
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, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Eritrea, at 17.3% against 16.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 1.2%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Eritrea ranks 5th 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.