Lesotho vs Puerto Rico: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Lesotho
3.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
3.6%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
101st
Puerto Rico rank
100th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Lesotho
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 3.6% against 3.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 101st and Puerto Rico ranks 100th of 198 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 1.7% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.1% | 1.2% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 0.4% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 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, Lesotho or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 3.6% against 3.5% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Puerto Rico rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Lesotho ranks 101st and Puerto Rico ranks 100th 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.