Nepal vs Timor-Leste: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Nepal
16.0%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
15.5%
in 2024
Nepal rank
7th
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Nepal
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 16.0% against 15.5% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 13.2% | 11.0% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 13.1% | 8.9% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 13.2% | 6.5% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 14.0% | 3.5% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 15.2% | 1.1% | Nepal |
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, Nepal or Timor-Leste?
- Nepal, at 16.0% against 15.5% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 0.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Timor-Leste rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Nepal ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th 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.