Afghanistan vs Tajikistan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Afghanistan
7.85
in 2022
Tajikistan
8.15
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
40th
Tajikistan rank
37th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 8.15 against 7.85 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tajikistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.71 | 6.55 | 11.16 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 14.2 | 5.92 | 8.27 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.43 | 6.57 | 3.86 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.16 | 7.88 | 0.2733 | 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 Tajikistan?
- Tajikistan, at 8.15 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 Tajikistan?
- 0.3, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tajikistan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Tajikistan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Afghanistan ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 37th 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.