Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2021
Senegal
16.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Senegal rank
26th
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.9% against 16.2% in Senegal, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th of 96 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 19.0% | 9.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 14.7% | 5.6% | 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 Senegal?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.9% against 16.2% in Senegal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Senegal ranks 26th 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.