Burkina Faso vs Philippines: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2021
Philippines
16.7%
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Philippines rank
24th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Philippines
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.9% against 16.7% in Philippines, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 24th of 96 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 26.3% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.9% | 0.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 16.7% | 0.2% | Burkina Faso |
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 Philippines?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.9% against 16.7% in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Burkina Faso and Philippines?
- 0.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Philippines?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Philippines rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Philippines ranks 24th 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.