Maldives vs Sudan: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Maldives
11.3%
in 2024
Sudan
11.5%
in 2024
Maldives rank
16th
Sudan rank
15th

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Maldives
  • Sudan
051015198020022024

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 11.5% against 11.3% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th of 198 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Sudan Difference Ahead
1980s 15.4% 13.4% 1.9% Maldives
1990s 15.9% 12.8% 3.1% Maldives
2000s 15.3% 12.1% 3.2% Maldives
2010s 13.5% 11.8% 1.6% Maldives
2020s 11.7% 11.6% 0.1% 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 Sudan?
Sudan, at 11.5% 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 Sudan?
0.2%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sudan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Sudan rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Maldives ranks 16th and Sudan ranks 15th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed