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
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.