Micronesia (country) vs New Zealand: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Micronesia (country)
0.96
in 2022
New Zealand
0.95
in 2022
Micronesia (country) rank
188th
New Zealand rank
189th

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

  • Micronesia (country)
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.96 against 0.95 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01.

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

Micronesia (country) ranks 188th and New Zealand ranks 189th of 193 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Micronesia (country) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.884 1.08 0.195 New Zealand
2000s 0.784 0.922 0.138 New Zealand
2010s 0.815 0.879 0.064 New Zealand
2020s 0.9333 0.9333 0 —

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, Micronesia (country) or New Zealand?
Micronesia (country), at 0.96 against 0.95 in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Micronesia (country) and New Zealand?
0.01, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and New Zealand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Micronesia (country) and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Micronesia (country) ranks 188th and New Zealand ranks 189th 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
Last refreshed