Chad vs Sri Lanka: Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty
Chad
18.2%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
17.1%
in 2024
Chad rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd
Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Chad
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Chad currently reports 18.2% against 17.1% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 96 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 22.9% | 6.3% | Chad |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 14.0% | 15.2% | Chad |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 13.5% | 6.0% | 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, Chad or Sri Lanka?
- Chad, at 18.2% against 17.1% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty between Chad and Sri Lanka?
- 1.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sri Lanka?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Chad and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Chad ranks 20th 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.