Bulgaria vs Lesotho: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Bulgaria
3.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
3.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
104th
Lesotho rank
101st
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Bulgaria
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.5% against 3.3% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 104th and Lesotho ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.7% | 6.4% | 3.8% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 5.3% | 2.7% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 4.3% | 1.8% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard, Bulgaria or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 3.5% against 3.3% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lesotho?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Lesotho rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Bulgaria ranks 104th and Lesotho ranks 101st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.