Bhutan vs Burkina Faso: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted
Bhutan
17.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso
19.5%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
64th
Burkina Faso rank
60th
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted over time
- Bhutan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 19.5% against 17.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 64th and Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 176 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 39.7% | 0.5% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 28.2% | 2.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 20.1% | 1.7% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of children moderately or severely stunted, Bhutan or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 19.5% against 17.9% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of children moderately or severely stunted between Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 1.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Burkina Faso?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Burkina Faso rank globally for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Bhutan ranks 64th and Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.