Bulgaria vs Puerto Rico: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Bulgaria
2.6%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
2.5%
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
119th
Puerto Rico rank
121st
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Bulgaria
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.1% | 6.2% | 3.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Bulgaria |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Bulgaria, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 0.1%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Puerto Rico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Puerto Rico rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and Puerto Rico ranks 121st 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.