Eritrea vs Maldives: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Eritrea
11.97
in 2022
Maldives
12.22
in 2022
Eritrea rank
13th
Maldives rank
12th

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

  • Eritrea
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12.22 against 11.97 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.25.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 15.98 17.32 1.34 Maldives
2000s 14.56 17.3 2.74 Maldives
2010s 12.88 14.87 1.98 Maldives
2020s 12.08 12.55 0.47 Maldives

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, Eritrea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 12.22 against 11.97 in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Eritrea and Maldives?
0.25, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Maldives?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Maldives rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Eritrea ranks 13th and Maldives ranks 12th 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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