Saudi Arabia vs Timor-Leste: Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard
Saudi Arabia
13.9%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
15.5%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
12th
Timor-Leste rank
9th
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 15.5% against 13.9% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 12th and Timor-Leste ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.8% | 13.2% | 3.4% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 10.9% | 13.1% | 2.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 13.2% | 1.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 14.0% | 0.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 15.2% | 1.5% | 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, Saudi Arabia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 15.5% against 13.9% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard between Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste?
- 1.6%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Timor-Leste rank globally for thinness among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age < -2 standard?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 12th 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.