Guinea-Bissau vs South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Guinea-Bissau
7.68
in 2022
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
9.43
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
44th
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank
41st

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

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
02.557.51012.5199020062022

How they compare

South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) currently reports 9.43 against 7.68 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.75.

That makes South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)'s figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 41st of 193 countries.

South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) Difference Ahead
2000s 8.79 11.42 2.63 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
2010s 7.79 10.23 2.44 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)
2020s 7.67 9.55 1.87 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)

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 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
South-eastern Asia (UNSDG), at 9.43 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 South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
1.75, with South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South-eastern Asia (UNSDG)?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 44th and South-eastern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 41st 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guinea-Bissau vs South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-thinness-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-below-the/guinea-bissau/south-eastern-asia-unsdg/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/percentage-of-thinness-among-children-aged-5-19-years-bmi-2-standard-deviations-below-the/guinea-bissau/south-eastern-asia-unsdg/">Guinea-Bissau vs South-eastern Asia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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