Belgium vs Japan: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Belgium
2.27
in 2022
Japan
2.31
in 2022
Belgium rank
144th
Japan rank
141st
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.31 against 2.27 in Belgium, a difference of 0.04.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 144th and Japan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 | 2.16 | 0.594 | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.67 | 2.31 | 0.639 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 2.29 | 0.317 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.22 | 2.31 | 0.0867 | Japan |
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, Belgium or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.31 against 2.27 in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.04, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Belgium ranks 144th and Japan ranks 141st 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.