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

Ghana
8.34
in 2022
Indonesia
9.15
in 2022
Ghana rank
32nd
Indonesia rank
31st

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

  • Ghana
  • Indonesia
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 9.15 against 8.34 in Ghana, a difference of 0.81.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 32nd and Indonesia ranks 31st of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 10.77 11.2 0.432 Indonesia
2000s 8.64 10.78 2.14 Indonesia
2010s 8.03 9.93 1.89 Indonesia
2020s 8.27 9.26 0.9867 Indonesia

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, Ghana or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 9.15 against 8.34 in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Ghana and Indonesia?
0.81, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Indonesia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Indonesia rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Ghana ranks 32nd and Indonesia ranks 31st 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