Burkina Faso vs Chad: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2021
Chad
18.2%
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Chad rank
20th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Chad
How they compare
Chad currently reports 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th of 96 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 26.7% | 7.0% | Chad |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 20.1% | 5.3% | Chad |
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, Burkina Faso or Chad?
- Chad, at 18.2% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 1.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Chad ranks 20th 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.