Cape Verde vs Maldives: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Cape Verde
10.0%
in 2024
Maldives
11.3%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
19th
Maldives rank
16th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Cape Verde
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 11.3% against 10.0% in Cape Verde, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 16th of 198 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 15.4% | 3.2% | Maldives |
| 1990s | 11.7% | 15.9% | 4.3% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 15.3% | 4.7% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 13.5% | 3.6% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 11.7% | 1.8% | Maldives |
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, Cape Verde or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 11.3% against 10.0% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 1.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Cape Verde ranks 19th and Maldives ranks 16th 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.