Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted
Burkina Faso
9.3%
in 2021
Senegal
10.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Senegal rank
10th
Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted over time
- Burkina Faso
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 10.2% against 9.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 10th of 84 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely wasted, Burkina Faso or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 10.2% against 9.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely wasted between Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 0.9%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely wasted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Senegal ranks 10th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely wasted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.