Brazil vs Costa Rica: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Brazil
2.66
in 2022
Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
Brazil rank
132nd
Costa Rica rank
129th

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

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
01234199020062022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.77 against 2.66 in Brazil, a difference of 0.11.

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

Brazil ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 129th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1990s 4.12 3.13 0.983 Brazil
2000s 3.46 2.6 0.855 Brazil
2010s 2.65 2.49 0.155 Brazil
2020s 2.64 2.71 0.07 Costa Rica

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, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 2.77 against 2.66 in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.11, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Brazil ranks 132nd and Costa Rica ranks 129th 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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