Costa Rica vs Romania: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2024
Romania
2.1%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Romania rank
137th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Romania
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.1% against 2.1% in Romania, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Romania ranks 137th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | Romania |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Romania |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
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), Costa Rica or Romania?
- Costa Rica, at 2.1% against 2.1% in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Costa Rica and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Romania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Romania rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Romania ranks 137th 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.