Bulgaria vs El Salvador: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

Bulgaria
2.6%
in 2024
El Salvador
2.6%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
119th
El Salvador rank
116th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • El Salvador
2468198020022024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 2.6% against 2.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 116th of 198 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria El Salvador Difference Ahead
1980s 3.1% 6.5% 3.4% El Salvador
1990s 3.1% 4.2% 1.1% El Salvador
2000s 3.0% 3.1% 0.1% El Salvador
2010s 2.7% 2.7% 0.1% El Salvador
2020s 2.5% 2.7% 0.1% El Salvador

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), Bulgaria or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 2.6% against 2.6% in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bulgaria and El Salvador?
0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and El Salvador?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and El Salvador rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
Bulgaria ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 116th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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