Barbados vs Nicaragua: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Barbados
3.0%
in 2024
Nicaragua
2.9%
in 2024
Barbados rank
104th
Nicaragua rank
107th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Barbados
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 3.0% against 2.9% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Barbados ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 107th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 7.2% | 0.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Barbados |
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), Barbados or Nicaragua?
- Barbados, at 3.0% against 2.9% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Nicaragua?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Nicaragua rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Barbados ranks 104th and Nicaragua 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.