Maldives vs Yemen: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Maldives
12.22
in 2022
Yemen
14.52
in 2022
Maldives rank
12th
Yemen rank
9th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Maldives
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.52 against 12.22 in Maldives, a difference of 2.3.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Maldives's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.32 | 15.06 | 2.26 | Maldives |
| 2000s | 17.3 | 15.53 | 1.77 | Maldives |
| 2010s | 14.87 | 15.47 | 0.602 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 12.55 | 14.67 | 2.12 | Yemen |
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, Maldives or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.52 against 12.22 in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Maldives and Yemen?
- 2.3, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Yemen rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Maldives ranks 12th and Yemen ranks 9th 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.