Latvia vs Portugal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Latvia
1.95
in 2022
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
Latvia rank
158th
Portugal rank
155th

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time

  • Latvia
  • Portugal
00.511.522.5199020062022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 2.02 against 1.95 in Latvia, a difference of 0.07.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 158th and Portugal ranks 155th of 193 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 2.18 1.25 0.928 Latvia
2000s 1.89 1.09 0.795 Latvia
2010s 1.82 1.4 0.423 Latvia
2020s 1.93 1.92 0.0133 Latvia

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 Portugal?
Portugal, at 2.02 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 Portugal?
0.07, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Latvia ranks 158th 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.

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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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