Afghanistan vs Maldives: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Afghanistan
6.1%
in 2024
Maldives
5.9%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
62nd
Maldives rank
64th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Afghanistan
- Maldives
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.1% against 5.9% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 64th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 24.3% | 6.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 20.1% | 3.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 16.1% | 0.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 11.1% | 0.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 7.0% | 0.1% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate), Afghanistan or Maldives?
- Afghanistan, at 6.1% against 5.9% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Afghanistan and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Maldives rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Afghanistan ranks 62nd and Maldives ranks 64th 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.