Samoa vs Uruguay: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Samoa
1.07
in 2022
Uruguay
1.3
in 2022
Samoa rank
184th
Uruguay rank
181st
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Samoa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1.3 against 1.07 in Samoa, a difference of 0.23.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Samoa's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 184th and Uruguay ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.998 | 1.96 | 0.957 | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.948 | 1.49 | 0.538 | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.952 | 1.26 | 0.305 | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 1.28 | 0.23 | Uruguay |
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, Samoa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1.3 against 1.07 in Samoa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Samoa and Uruguay?
- 0.23, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Samoa ranks 184th 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.