Netherlands vs Tonga: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard

Netherlands
0.9%
in 2024
Tonga
0.8%
in 2024
Netherlands rank
196th
Tonga rank
198th

Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time

  • Netherlands
  • Tonga
00.250.50.7511.2198020022024

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 198th of 198 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 1.1% 0.7% 0.4% Netherlands
1990s 1.1% 0.5% 0.5% Netherlands
2000s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Netherlands
2010s 0.9% 0.5% 0.3% Netherlands
2020s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% Netherlands

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, Netherlands or Tonga?
Netherlands, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Netherlands and Tonga?
0.1%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Tonga?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Netherlands and Tonga rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
Netherlands ranks 196th and Tonga ranks 198th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard deviations below the median (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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