Costa Rica vs Poland: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Costa Rica
2.77
in 2022
Poland
2.94
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
129th
Poland rank
126th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 2.94 against 2.77 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.17.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 129th and Poland ranks 126th of 193 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 | 3.19 | 0.062 | Poland |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 3.04 | 0.439 | Poland |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.82 | 0.329 | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.71 | 2.94 | 0.23 | Poland |
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 Poland?
- Poland, at 2.94 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 Poland?
- 0.17, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Costa Rica ranks 129th and Poland 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.