Ireland vs Palau: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5

Ireland
1.14
in 2022
Palau
1.21
in 2022
Ireland rank
182nd
Palau rank
180th

Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time

  • Ireland
  • Palau
00.511.52199020062022

How they compare

Palau currently reports 1.21 against 1.14 in Ireland, a difference of 0.07.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 180th of 193 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Palau Difference Ahead
1990s 1.23 1.71 0.473 Palau
2000s 1.03 1.34 0.309 Palau
2010s 0.997 1.18 0.187 Palau
2020s 1.11 1.2 0.09 Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Ireland or Palau?
Palau, at 1.21 against 1.14 in Ireland as of 2022.
What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Ireland and Palau?
0.07, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Palau?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Ireland and Palau rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
Ireland ranks 182nd and Palau ranks 180th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Palau: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-among-adults-bmi-18-5-crude-estimate/ireland/palau/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/prevalence-of-underweight-among-adults-bmi-18-5-crude-estimate/ireland/palau/">Ireland vs Palau: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
349 places, 9,955 data points, 1990–2022
Last refreshed