Maldives vs Myanmar: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Maldives
11.3%
in 2024
Myanmar
13.2%
in 2024
Maldives rank
16th
Myanmar rank
13th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Maldives
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 13.2% against 11.3% in Maldives, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 2.0% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 2.8% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 12.6% | 2.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 12.5% | 0.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 13.0% | 1.3% | Myanmar |
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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 13.2% against 11.3% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Maldives and Myanmar?
- 1.9%, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Myanmar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Myanmar rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Maldives ranks 16th and Myanmar ranks 13th 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.