Korea vs Portugal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Korea
2.14
in 2022
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
Korea rank
152nd
Portugal rank
155th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.14 against 2.02 in Portugal, a difference of 0.12.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 152nd and Portugal ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.14 | 1.25 | 0.891 | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.09 | 0.667 | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.4 | 0.422 | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.08 | 1.92 | 0.1567 | Korea |
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, Korea or Portugal?
- Korea, at 2.14 against 2.02 in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Korea and Portugal?
- 0.12, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Korea and Portugal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Korea ranks 152nd and Portugal ranks 155th 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.