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
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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.

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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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