Costa Rica vs Poland: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2024
Poland
2.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
149th
Poland rank
151st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Poland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.4% against 2.3% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 149th and Poland ranks 151st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.1% | 2.5% | 4.6% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Poland |
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), Costa Rica or Poland?
- Costa Rica, at 2.4% against 2.3% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Costa Rica and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Poland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Poland rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 149th and Poland ranks 151st 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.