Burundi vs Niger: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Burundi
28.3%
in 2024
Niger
34.6%
in 2022
Burundi rank
5th
Niger rank
2nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Burundi
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 34.6% against 28.3% in Burundi, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Burundi's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 5th and Niger ranks 2nd of 96 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.1% | 43.1% | 4.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 34.6% | 6.0% | Niger |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 34.0% | 6.4% | Niger |
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, Burundi or Niger?
- Niger, at 34.6% against 28.3% in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Burundi and Niger?
- 6.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Niger?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burundi and Niger rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Burundi ranks 5th and Niger ranks 2nd 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.