Indonesia vs Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Indonesia
9.15
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of
9.2
in 2022
Indonesia rank
31st
Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of rank
28th

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

  • Indonesia
  • Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of currently reports 9.2 against 9.15 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.05.

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

Indonesia ranks 31st and Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of ranks 28th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of Difference Ahead
1990s 11.2 11.11 0.087 Indonesia
2000s 10.78 10.41 0.376 Indonesia
2010s 9.93 9.55 0.38 Indonesia
2020s 9.26 9.24 0.0233 Indonesia

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, Indonesia or Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of, at 9.2 against 9.15 in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Indonesia and Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of?
0.05, with Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Indonesia ranks 31st and Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of ranks 28th 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
Last refreshed