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

Greece
1.25
in 2022
Uruguay
1.3
in 2022
Greece rank
182nd
Uruguay rank
181st

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

  • Greece
  • Uruguay
0123199020062022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1.3 against 1.25 in Greece, a difference of 0.05.

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

Greece ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 181st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 2.48 1.96 0.52 Greece
2000s 1.97 1.49 0.488 Greece
2010s 1.29 1.26 0.038 Greece
2020s 1.25 1.28 0.0333 Uruguay

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, Greece or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1.3 against 1.25 in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Greece and Uruguay?
0.05, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Greece ranks 182nd and Uruguay ranks 181st 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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