Costa Rica vs ECE_West Balkans (ST7): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
2.59
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank
126th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Costa Rica
- ECE_West Balkans (ST7)
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.77 against 2.59 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7), a difference of 0.18.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ECE_West Balkans (ST7)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 126th of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and ECE_West Balkans (ST7) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | ECE_West Balkans (ST7) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.68 | 0.0768 | ECE_West Balkans (ST7) |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.44 | 0.053 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.56 | 0.1512 | 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 ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- Costa Rica, at 2.77 against 2.59 in ECE_West Balkans (ST7) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Costa Rica and ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- 0.18, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ECE_West Balkans (ST7)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and ECE_West Balkans (ST7) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and ECE_West Balkans (ST7) ranks 126th 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.