Gambia vs India: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Gambia
16.1%
in 2024
India
19.3%
in 2024
Gambia rank
6th
India rank
4th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Gambia
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 19.3% against 16.1% in Gambia, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Gambia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 6th and India ranks 4th of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.4% | 37.2% | 19.7% | India |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 33.4% | 15.5% | India |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 28.2% | 10.6% | India |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 23.7% | 6.8% | India |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 20.2% | 4.0% | India |
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, Gambia or India?
- India, at 19.3% against 16.1% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Gambia and India?
- 3.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and India rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Gambia ranks 6th and India ranks 4th 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.