Japan vs Melanesia (UNSDG): Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Japan
2.31
in 2022
Melanesia (UNSDG)
2.16
in 2022
Japan rank
141st
Melanesia (UNSDG) rank
142nd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Japan
- Melanesia (UNSDG)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.31 against 2.16 in Melanesia (UNSDG), a difference of 0.15.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Melanesia (UNSDG)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Melanesia (UNSDG) ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 142nd of 193 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Melanesia (UNSDG) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Melanesia (UNSDG) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.31 | 2.66 | 0.3538 | Melanesia (UNSDG) |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.3 | 0.0098 | Melanesia (UNSDG) |
| 2020s | 2.31 | 2.18 | 0.1329 | 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 Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- Japan, at 2.31 against 2.16 in Melanesia (UNSDG) as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Japan and Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- 0.15, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Melanesia (UNSDG)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Japan and Melanesia (UNSDG) rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Japan ranks 141st and Melanesia (UNSDG) ranks 142nd 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.