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

Chile
1.02
in 2022
Samoa
1.07
in 2022
Chile rank
187th
Samoa rank
184th

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

  • Chile
  • Samoa
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.07 against 1.02 in Chile, a difference of 0.05.

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

Chile ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 184th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.53 0.998 0.528 Chile
2000s 0.966 0.948 0.018 Chile
2010s 0.808 0.952 0.144 Samoa
2020s 0.9767 1.05 0.0733 Samoa

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, Chile or Samoa?
Samoa, at 1.07 against 1.02 in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Chile and Samoa?
0.05, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Samoa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Chile and Samoa rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Chile ranks 187th and Samoa ranks 184th 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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