Nepal vs Vietnam: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Nepal
10.56
in 2022
Vietnam
10.08
in 2022
Nepal rank
16th
Vietnam rank
18th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Nepal
- Vietnam
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 10.56 against 10.08 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.48.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.04 | 18.3 | 1.73 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 16.69 | 17.26 | 0.565 | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 12.99 | 13.54 | 0.544 | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10.52 | 0.31 | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Vietnam?
- Nepal, at 10.56 against 10.08 in Vietnam as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Nepal and Vietnam?
- 0.48, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Vietnam?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nepal and Vietnam rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nepal ranks 16th and Vietnam ranks 18th 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.