Nauru vs Tonga: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Nauru
0.89
in 2022
Tonga
0.5
in 2022
Nauru rank
190th
Tonga rank
193rd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Nauru
- Tonga
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 0.89 against 0.5 in Tonga, a difference of 0.39.
That makes Nauru's figure about 1.8 times Tonga's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.
Nauru ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 193rd of 193 countries.
Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.832 | 0.424 | 0.408 | Nauru |
| 2000s | 0.71 | 0.341 | 0.369 | Nauru |
| 2010s | 0.744 | 0.38 | 0.364 | Nauru |
| 2020s | 0.8667 | 0.48 | 0.3867 | Nauru |
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 Tonga?
- Nauru, at 0.89 against 0.5 in Tonga as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Nauru and Tonga?
- 0.39, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tonga?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nauru and Tonga rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nauru ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 193rd 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.