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
0123199020062022

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.

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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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