Maldives vs Mali: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Maldives
11.3%
in 2024
Mali
10.1%
in 2024
Maldives rank
16th
Mali rank
18th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Maldives
- Mali
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.3% against 10.1% in Mali, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 16th and Mali ranks 18th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 12.0% | 3.3% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 11.4% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.3% | 5.0% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 3.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.0% | 1.7% | Maldives |
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, Maldives or Mali?
- Maldives, at 11.3% against 10.1% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Maldives and Mali?
- 1.2%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Mali rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Maldives ranks 16th and Mali ranks 18th 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.