Papua New Guinea vs Portugal: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Papua New Guinea
1.99
in 2022
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
156th
Portugal rank
155th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.02 against 1.99 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Portugal ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.22 | 1.25 | 0.975 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 2.08 | 1.09 | 0.992 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.96 | 1.4 | 0.558 | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.98 | 1.92 | 0.0567 | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.02 against 1.99 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 0.03, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Portugal rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 156th and Portugal ranks 155th 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.