Puerto Rico vs Vanuatu: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Puerto Rico
2.5%
in 2024
Vanuatu
2.5%
in 2024
Puerto Rico rank
131st
Vanuatu rank
134th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Puerto Rico
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 2.5% against 2.5% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 131st and Vanuatu ranks 134th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 0.7% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.0% | Vanuatu |
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), Puerto Rico or Vanuatu?
- Puerto Rico, at 2.5% against 2.5% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 0.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vanuatu?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Puerto Rico and Vanuatu rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 131st and Vanuatu ranks 134th 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.