Nauru vs New Zealand: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Nauru
0.89
in 2022
New Zealand
0.95
in 2022
Nauru rank
190th
New Zealand rank
189th

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

  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.95 against 0.89 in Nauru, a difference of 0.06.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Nauru ranks 190th 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 Nauru New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 0.832 1.08 0.247 New Zealand
2000s 0.71 0.922 0.212 New Zealand
2010s 0.744 0.879 0.135 New Zealand
2020s 0.8667 0.9333 0.0667 New Zealand

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, Nauru or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.95 against 0.89 in Nauru as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Nauru and New Zealand?
0.06, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and New Zealand?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Nauru and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Nauru ranks 190th 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
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