Japan vs Switzerland: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Japan
1.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
1.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
168th
Switzerland rank
165th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 165th of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.0%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Japan ranks 168th and Switzerland ranks 165th 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.