Netherlands vs Uruguay: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Netherlands
1.35
in 2022
Uruguay
1.3
in 2022
Netherlands rank
179th
Uruguay rank
181st

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

  • Netherlands
  • Uruguay
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 1.35 against 1.3 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.05.

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

Netherlands ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 181st of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 1.72 1.96 0.231 Uruguay
2000s 1.7 1.49 0.212 Netherlands
2010s 1.48 1.26 0.228 Netherlands
2020s 1.36 1.28 0.08 Netherlands

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, Netherlands or Uruguay?
Netherlands, at 1.35 against 1.3 in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Netherlands and Uruguay?
0.05, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Netherlands ranks 179th and Uruguay ranks 181st 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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