Cape Verde vs Ghana: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Cape Verde
9.19
in 2022
Ghana
8.34
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
29th
Ghana rank
32nd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Cape Verde
- Ghana
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 9.19 against 8.34 in Ghana, a difference of 0.85.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.74 | 10.77 | 0.97 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 10.14 | 8.64 | 1.49 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 9.19 | 8.03 | 1.16 | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 8.27 | 0.8967 | Cape Verde |
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, Cape Verde or Ghana?
- Cape Verde, at 9.19 against 8.34 in Ghana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Cape Verde and Ghana?
- 0.85, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Ghana?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Ghana rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Cape Verde ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 32nd 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.