América del Norte vs Portugal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

América del Norte
1.33
in 2022
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
América del Norte rank
154th
Portugal rank
155th

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • América del Norte
  • Portugal
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.02 against 1.33 in América del Norte, a difference of 0.69.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times América del Norte's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was América del Norte ahead.

América del Norte ranks 154th and Portugal ranks 155th of 156 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, América del Norte averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade América del Norte Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 1.26 1.09 0.1716 América del Norte
2010s 1.23 1.4 0.1675 Portugal
2020s 1.33 1.92 0.588 Portugal

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, América del Norte or Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.02 against 1.33 in América del Norte as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between América del Norte and Portugal?
0.69, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for América del Norte and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do América del Norte and Portugal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
América del Norte ranks 154th and Portugal ranks 155th of 156 groups.
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.

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Indicator
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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