Burkina Faso vs Sri Lanka: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Burkina Faso
16.9%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
17.1%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17.1% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 96 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.7% | 29.1% | 0.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 21.6% | 4.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 20.2% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 12.6% | 2.2% | 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17.1% against 16.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd 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.