Pakistan vs Timor-Leste: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Pakistan
14.6%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
15.5%
in 2024
Pakistan rank
11th
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Pakistan
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 15.5% against 14.6% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Pakistan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 4 and Timor-Leste in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.1% | 13.2% | 10.9% | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 13.1% | 8.5% | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.2% | 6.0% | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 14.0% | 2.9% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.2% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
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, Pakistan or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 15.5% against 14.6% in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Pakistan and Timor-Leste?
- 0.9%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Pakistan and Timor-Leste rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Pakistan ranks 11th 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.