Brazil vs Bulgaria: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Brazil
2.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria
2.6%
in 2024
Brazil rank
122nd
Bulgaria rank
119th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 3.7% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Brazil |
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), Brazil or Bulgaria?
- Bulgaria, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Bulgaria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Bulgaria rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Brazil ranks 122nd and Bulgaria ranks 119th 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.