Somalia vs Uganda: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Somalia
7.14
in 2022
Uganda
7.06
in 2022
Somalia rank
49th
Uganda rank
50th
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Somalia
- Uganda
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 7.14 against 7.06 in Uganda, a difference of 0.08.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 50th of 193 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.82 | 8.51 | 1.31 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 8.29 | 7.02 | 1.27 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 7.41 | 6.7 | 0.709 | Somalia |
| 2020s | 7.15 | 7 | 0.1567 | Somalia |
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, Somalia or Uganda?
- Somalia, at 7.14 against 7.06 in Uganda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Somalia and Uganda?
- 0.08, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uganda?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Uganda rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Somalia ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 50th 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.