Djibouti vs Gambia: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Djibouti
12.9%
in 2024
Gambia
12.5%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
17th
Gambia rank
19th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 12.9% against 12.5% in Gambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 17th and Gambia ranks 19th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 22.2% | 5.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 20.4% | 4.5% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 17.6% | 3.1% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 14.7% | 1.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.8% | 0.0% | Djibouti |
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), Djibouti or Gambia?
- Djibouti, at 12.9% against 12.5% in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 0.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 17th and Gambia ranks 19th 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.