Ecuador vs Europe and Northern America (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Ecuador
2.53
in 2022
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
2.23
in 2022
Ecuador rank
137th
Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank
140th

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

  • Ecuador
  • Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
0123199020062022

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 2.53 against 2.23 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG), a difference of 0.3.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ahead.

Ecuador ranks 137th and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 140th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.54 2.07 0.5277 Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
2010s 1.78 1.98 0.2013 Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)
2020s 2.4 2.2 0.2037 Ecuador

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, Ecuador or Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
Ecuador, at 2.53 against 2.23 in Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ecuador and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
0.3, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Ecuador ranks 137th and Europe and Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 140th 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
Last refreshed