Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Bangladesh
21.7%
in 2022
Myanmar
19.5%
in 2018
Bangladesh rank
12th
Myanmar rank
15th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 21.7% against 19.5% in Myanmar, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and Myanmar ranks 15th of 96 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 33.5% | 24.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 29.6% | 11.0% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 19.5% | 2.4% | 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 Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 21.7% against 19.5% in Myanmar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 2.2%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and Myanmar ranks 15th 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.