Ethiopia vs Timor-Leste: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Ethiopia
21.8%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
19.9%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
2nd
Timor-Leste rank
3rd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Ethiopia
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.8% against 19.9% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.9% | 32.9% | 4.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 29.4% | 0.9% | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 26.3% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.8% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.4% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
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), Ethiopia or Timor-Leste?
- Ethiopia, at 21.8% against 19.9% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 1.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Timor-Leste?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Timor-Leste rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 3rd 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.