Ghana vs Somalia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Ghana
5.6%
in 2024
Somalia
5.7%
in 2024
Ghana rank
56th
Somalia rank
55th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Ghana
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.7% against 5.6% in Ghana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 56th and Somalia ranks 55th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.8% | 8.5% | 4.3% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 7.6% | 3.0% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.1% | 0.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 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, Ghana or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.7% against 5.6% in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Ghana and Somalia?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Somalia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Somalia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Ghana ranks 56th 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.