Costa Rica vs ECLAC_All countries: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
ECLAC_All countries
2.48
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
ECLAC_All countries rank
130th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • ECLAC_All countries
0123199020062022

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 2.77 against 2.48 in ECLAC_All countries, a difference of 0.29.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times ECLAC_All countries's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was ECLAC_All countries ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 129th and ECLAC_All countries ranks 130th of 193 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica ECLAC_All countries Difference Ahead
2000s 2.6 2.58 0.0241 Costa Rica
2010s 2.49 2.26 0.2339 Costa Rica
2020s 2.71 2.43 0.2841 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 ECLAC_All countries?
Costa Rica, at 2.77 against 2.48 in ECLAC_All countries as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Costa Rica and ECLAC_All countries?
0.29, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and ECLAC_All countries?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and ECLAC_All countries rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Costa Rica ranks 129th and ECLAC_All countries ranks 130th 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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