Portugal vs Turkey: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Portugal
2.02
in 2022
Turkey
1.99
in 2022
Portugal rank
155th
Turkey rank
156th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.02 against 1.99 in Turkey, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Turkey ahead.
Portugal ranks 155th and Turkey ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 | 3.22 | 1.97 | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 2.61 | 1.52 | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 2.21 | 0.817 | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.92 | 2.01 | 0.09 | Turkey |
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, Portugal or Turkey?
- Portugal, at 2.02 against 1.99 in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Portugal and Turkey?
- 0.03, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Portugal ranks 155th and Turkey ranks 156th 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.