Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
21.7%
in 2022
Ethiopia
21.2%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.7% against 21.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 96 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.6% | 41.9% | 18.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 38.0% | 3.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 25.6% | 5.1% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Bangladesh, at 21.7% against 21.2% in Ethiopia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 0.5%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 96 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME) - UNICEF, WHO, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Underweight children are those less than 5 years old, whose weight for age is more than two standard deviations below the median for the international reference population. Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day.