Somalia vs South Sudan: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)
Somalia
17.5%
in 2024
South Sudan
17.4%
in 2024
Somalia rank
8th
South Sudan rank
9th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) over time
- Somalia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 17.5% against 17.4% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Sudan ahead.
Somalia ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.5% | 21.4% | 0.8% | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 20.3% | 0.7% | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 19.0% | 0.4% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 17.6% | 0.1% | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 0.0% | Somalia |
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), Somalia or South Sudan?
- Somalia, at 17.5% against 17.4% in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) between Somalia and South Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Somalia ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 9th 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.