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
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.