Sri Lanka vs East Timor: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2
Sri Lanka
17.16
in 2022
East Timor
17.29
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
East Timor rank
2nd
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 over time
- Sri Lanka
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 17.29 against 17.16 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.13.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.12 | 13.84 | 13.28 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 23.67 | 13.62 | 10.05 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 19.92 | 15.09 | 4.83 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 17.53 | 16.98 | 0.5467 | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 17.29 against 17.16 in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 between Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 0.13, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Sri Lanka and East Timor rank globally for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Sri Lanka ranks 3rd and East Timor ranks 2nd 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.