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
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.