Finland vs Sweden: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Finland
1.84
in 2022
Sweden
1.78
in 2022
Finland rank
164th
Sweden rank
166th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1.84 against 1.78 in Sweden, a difference of 0.06.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 164th and Sweden ranks 166th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.21 | 0.24 | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.51 | 1.5 | 0.01 | Finland |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.72 | 0.072 | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.8 | 1.77 | 0.03 | 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 Sweden?
- Finland, at 1.84 against 1.78 in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.06, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Finland ranks 164th and Sweden ranks 166th 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.