Kiribati vs Samoa: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Kiribati
1.05
in 2022
Samoa
1.07
in 2022
Kiribati rank
185th
Samoa rank
184th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Kiribati
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.07 against 1.05 in Kiribati, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 | 0.998 | 0.012 | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.883 | 0.948 | 0.065 | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.9 | 0.952 | 0.052 | Samoa |
| 2020s | 1.03 | 1.05 | 0.0233 | Samoa |
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, Kiribati or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.07 against 1.05 in Kiribati as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Kiribati and Samoa?
- 0.02, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Samoa?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Kiribati and Samoa rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Kiribati ranks 185th and Samoa ranks 184th 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.