Japan vs Portugal: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Japan
1.6%
in 2024
Portugal
1.5%
in 2024
Japan rank
168th
Portugal rank
169th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
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, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Japan ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 169th 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.