Guinea-Bissau vs Guyana: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Guinea-Bissau
7.68
in 2022
Guyana
7.76
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
44th
Guyana rank
43rd

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 7.76 against 7.68 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.08.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 43rd of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Guyana Difference Ahead
1990s 10.62 8.29 2.33 Guinea-Bissau
2000s 8.79 7.76 1.03 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 7.79 7.63 0.167 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 7.67 7.72 0.05 Guyana

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, Guinea-Bissau or Guyana?
Guyana, at 7.76 against 7.68 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
0.08, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Guyana?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Guyana rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and Guyana ranks 43rd 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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