Norway vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2

Norway
1.49
in 2022
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.56
in 2022
Norway rank
175th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
173rd

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

  • Norway
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.511.5199020062022

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.56 against 1.49 in Norway, a difference of 0.07.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 175th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd of 193 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 1.01 1.29 0.276 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 1.02 1.34 0.327 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 1.24 1.46 0.219 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 1.45 1.54 0.09 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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, Norway or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.56 against 1.49 in Norway as of 2022.
What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.07, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Norway and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Norway ranks 175th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 173rd 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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