Somalia vs Timor-Leste: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5
Somalia
19
in 2022
Timor-Leste
20.72
in 2022
Somalia rank
7th
Timor-Leste rank
4th
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 over time
- Somalia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 20.72 against 19 in Somalia, a difference of 1.72.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.62 | 26.01 | 5.39 | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 19.91 | 25.07 | 5.16 | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 18.99 | 23.06 | 4.07 | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 18.96 | 21.05 | 2.09 | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5, Somalia or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 20.72 against 19 in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 between Somalia and Timor-Leste?
- 1.72, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Timor-Leste?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Timor-Leste rank globally for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Somalia ranks 7th and Timor-Leste ranks 4th 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.