Costa Rica vs Türkiye: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Costa Rica
2.1%
in 2024
Türkiye
2.3%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
135th
Türkiye rank
132nd
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Costa Rica
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 135th and Türkiye ranks 132nd of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Türkiye in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 4.3% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 0.4% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Türkiye |
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 Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 0.2%, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Türkiye?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Türkiye rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Costa Rica ranks 135th and Türkiye ranks 132nd 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.