Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Guinea-Bissau
7.0%
in 2024
Namibia
7.2%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
36th
Namibia rank
33rd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 33rd of 198 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 10.8% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 9.3% | 1.0% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 8.0% | 0.7% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.3% | 0.3% | Namibia |
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, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 7.2% against 7.0% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 0.2%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 36th and Namibia ranks 33rd 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.