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

Iceland
2.11
in 2022
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
Iceland rank
153rd
Portugal rank
155th

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

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 2.11 against 2.02 in Portugal, a difference of 0.09.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 153rd and Portugal ranks 155th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 1.69 1.25 0.445 Iceland
2000s 1.7 1.09 0.611 Iceland
2010s 1.85 1.4 0.451 Iceland
2020s 2.06 1.92 0.1433 Iceland

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, Iceland or Portugal?
Iceland, at 2.11 against 2.02 in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Iceland and Portugal?
0.09, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Iceland ranks 153rd and Portugal ranks 155th 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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