Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Kuwait
3.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.6%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
99th
Papua New Guinea rank
97th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.6% against 3.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.5% | 0.0% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.6% against 3.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th 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.