Egypt vs Finland: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Egypt
1.7%
in 2024
Finland
1.7%
in 2024
Egypt rank
175th
Finland rank
177th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Egypt
- Finland
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.7% against 1.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 175th and Finland ranks 177th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.3% | 1.4% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Egypt |
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), Egypt or Finland?
- Egypt, at 1.7% against 1.7% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Egypt and Finland?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Finland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Finland rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Egypt ranks 175th and Finland ranks 177th 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.