Costa Rica vs Denmark: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
Denmark
2.7
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
Denmark rank
131st
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.77 against 2.7 in Denmark, a difference of 0.07.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Denmark ranks 131st of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 | 1.71 | 1.42 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 1.54 | 1.06 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 1.98 | 0.515 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.59 | 0.12 | 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, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 2.77 against 2.7 in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0.07, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Denmark ranks 131st 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.