Niue vs Sweden: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Niue
1.1%
in 2024
Sweden
1.0%
in 2024
Niue rank
190th
Sweden rank
192nd
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Niue
- Sweden
How they compare
Niue currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Sweden, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Niue ahead.
Niue ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Niue |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | Niue |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Niue |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Niue |
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, Niue or Sweden?
- Niue, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Niue and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sweden?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Sweden rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Niue ranks 190th and Sweden ranks 192nd 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.