Finland vs Germany: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Finland
1.84
in 2022
Germany
1.8
in 2022
Finland rank
164th
Germany rank
165th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.84 against 1.8 in Germany, a difference of 0.04.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 164th and Germany ranks 165th of 193 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.34 | 0.104 | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.34 | 0.164 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.55 | 0.098 | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.76 | 0.0433 | Finland |
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, Finland or Germany?
- Finland, at 1.84 against 1.8 in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Finland and Germany?
- 0.04, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Germany?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Germany rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Finland ranks 164th and Germany ranks 165th 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.