Georgia vs Papua New Guinea: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Georgia
3.0%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
3.2%
in 2024
Georgia rank
109th
Papua New Guinea rank
107th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Georgia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.2% against 3.0% in Georgia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Georgia ahead.
Georgia ranks 109th and Papua New Guinea ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Georgia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 0.9% | Georgia |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.8% | 0.2% | Georgia |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.9% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.4% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.2% | 0.2% | Papua New Guinea |
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), Georgia or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.2% against 3.0% in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Georgia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Georgia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Georgia ranks 109th 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.