Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Guinea
10.0%
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
10.8%
in 2024
Guinea rank
35th
Guinea-Bissau rank
32nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 10.8% against 10.0% in Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 0.1% | Guinea |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.9% | 0.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.8% | 0.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.9% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
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), Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 10.8% against 10.0% in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.8%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Guinea ranks 35th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 32nd 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.