Comoros vs Gabon: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Comoros
6.5%
in 2024
Gabon
6.9%
in 2024
Comoros rank
57th
Gabon rank
56th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Comoros
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 6.9% against 6.5% in Comoros, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Comoros's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 0.4% | Comoros |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 0.0% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 9.2% | 0.4% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 0.6% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.0% | 0.4% | Gabon |
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), Comoros or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 6.9% against 6.5% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Comoros and Gabon?
- 0.4%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Gabon?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Gabon rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Comoros ranks 57th and Gabon ranks 56th 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.