Australia vs Spain: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Australia
1.56
in 2022
Spain
1.49
in 2022
Australia rank
173rd
Spain rank
175th

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

  • Australia
  • Spain
00.511.5199020062022

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.56 against 1.49 in Spain, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and Spain ranks 175th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 1.29 1.34 0.056 Spain
2000s 1.34 1.15 0.192 Australia
2010s 1.41 1.17 0.243 Australia
2020s 1.53 1.43 0.0967 Australia

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, Australia or Spain?
Australia, at 1.56 against 1.49 in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Australia and Spain?
0.07, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Spain rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Australia ranks 173rd and Spain ranks 175th 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.

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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
Last refreshed