Japan vs Malta: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Japan
2.31
in 2022
Malta
2.35
in 2022
Japan rank
141st
Malta rank
140th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Japan
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 2.35 against 2.31 in Japan, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and Malta ranks 140th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 | 1.85 | 0.302 | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.31 | 1.75 | 0.556 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 1.91 | 0.381 | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.28 | 0.0333 | Japan |
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, Japan or Malta?
- Malta, at 2.35 against 2.31 in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Japan and Malta?
- 0.04, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Malta rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Japan ranks 141st and Malta ranks 140th 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.