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
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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.

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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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