Barbados vs Papua New Guinea: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Barbados
3.3%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.2%
in 2024
Barbados rank
105th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.3% against 3.2% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 5.9% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 0.0% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.4% | 0.1% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate), Barbados or Papua New Guinea?
- Barbados, at 3.3% against 3.2% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Papua New Guinea rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 105th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.