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

Bulgaria
3.69
in 2022
Palestine
3.72
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
97th
Palestine rank
95th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Palestine
012345199020062022

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 3.72 against 3.69 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03.

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

Bulgaria ranks 97th and Palestine ranks 95th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 2.89 4.5 1.61 Palestine
2000s 2.81 4.06 1.25 Palestine
2010s 3.07 3.88 0.805 Palestine
2020s 3.6 3.74 0.14 Palestine

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, Bulgaria or Palestine?
Palestine, at 3.72 against 3.69 in Bulgaria as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Bulgaria and Palestine?
0.03, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Palestine?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Palestine rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Bulgaria ranks 97th and Palestine ranks 95th 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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