Costa Rica vs Georgia: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
Georgia
2.93
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
Georgia rank
127th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 2.93 against 2.77 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.16.
That makes Georgia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Georgia has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Georgia ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 | 3.46 | 0.33 | Georgia |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.98 | 0.375 | Georgia |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.78 | 0.29 | Georgia |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.89 | 0.1833 | Georgia |
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 Georgia?
- Georgia, at 2.93 against 2.77 in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 0.16, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Georgia ranks 127th 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.