Afghanistan vs Cambodia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Afghanistan
7.85
in 2022
Cambodia
7.92
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
40th
Cambodia rank
39th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Afghanistan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 7.92 against 7.85 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.07.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Cambodia ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.71 | 9.23 | 8.48 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 14.2 | 8.67 | 5.53 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.43 | 8.06 | 2.36 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.16 | 7.94 | 0.22 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2, Afghanistan or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 7.92 against 7.85 in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Afghanistan and Cambodia?
- 0.07, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cambodia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Cambodia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Cambodia ranks 39th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNICEF, published as Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.