Latvia vs Papua New Guinea: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Latvia
1.95
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
1.99
in 2022
Latvia rank
158th
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Latvia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.99 against 1.95 in Latvia, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.18 | 2.22 | 0.047 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 2.08 | 0.197 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.82 | 1.96 | 0.135 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.93 | 1.98 | 0.0433 | Papua New Guinea |
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, Latvia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1.99 against 1.95 in Latvia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Latvia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.04, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Latvia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Latvia ranks 158th and Papua New Guinea ranks 156th 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.