El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
El Salvador
2.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
2.5%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
133rd
Puerto Rico rank
131st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 1.0% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 0.3% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Puerto Rico |
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), El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.5% against 2.5% in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- El Salvador ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 131st 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.