Malta vs Portugal: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Malta
1.5%
in 2024
Portugal
1.5%
in 2024
Malta rank
172nd
Portugal rank
169th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1.5% against 1.5% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 172nd and Portugal ranks 169th of 198 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | Malta |
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, Malta or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1.5% against 1.5% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Malta ranks 172nd 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.