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

Guatemala
2.18
in 2022
Korea
2.14
in 2022
Guatemala rank
150th
Korea rank
152nd

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

  • Guatemala
  • Korea
00.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.18 against 2.14 in Korea, a difference of 0.04.

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

Guatemala ranks 150th and Korea ranks 152nd of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.35 2.14 0.789 Korea
2000s 1.06 1.76 0.702 Korea
2010s 1.44 1.82 0.38 Korea
2020s 2.05 2.08 0.0233 Korea

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, Guatemala or Korea?
Guatemala, at 2.18 against 2.14 in Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Guatemala and Korea?
0.04, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Korea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Guatemala ranks 150th and Korea ranks 152nd 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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