Nigeria vs Yemen: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Nigeria
14.14
in 2022
Yemen
14.52
in 2022
Nigeria rank
11th
Yemen rank
9th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Nigeria
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 14.52 against 14.14 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.38.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.05 | 15.06 | 1.01 | Yemen |
| 2000s | 12.26 | 15.53 | 3.27 | Yemen |
| 2010s | 12.54 | 15.47 | 2.94 | Yemen |
| 2020s | 13.9 | 14.67 | 0.77 | Yemen |
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, Nigeria or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 14.52 against 14.14 in Nigeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Nigeria and Yemen?
- 0.38, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Yemen rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Nigeria ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 9th 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.