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

Bhutan
5.32
in 2022
Turkmenistan
5.31
in 2022
Bhutan rank
68th
Turkmenistan rank
69th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Turkmenistan
57.51012.51517.5199020062022

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 5.32 against 5.31 in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 68th and Turkmenistan ranks 69th of 193 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1990s 15.03 5.17 9.86 Bhutan
2000s 11.49 4.62 6.87 Bhutan
2010s 7.67 4.71 2.96 Bhutan
2020s 5.57 5.2 0.3733 Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Turkmenistan?
Bhutan, at 5.32 against 5.31 in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bhutan and Turkmenistan?
0.01, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Turkmenistan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Turkmenistan rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Bhutan ranks 68th and Turkmenistan ranks 69th 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
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