Djibouti vs India: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Djibouti
12.9%
in 2024
India
12.3%
in 2024
Djibouti rank
17th
India rank
20th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Djibouti
- India
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 12.9% against 12.3% in India, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
Djibouti ranks 17th and India ranks 20th of 198 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.2% | 47.7% | 30.6% | India |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 39.1% | 23.1% | India |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 30.6% | 16.1% | India |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 20.7% | 7.6% | India |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 13.9% | 1.0% | India |
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 India?
- Djibouti, at 12.9% against 12.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Djibouti and India?
- 0.6%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and India rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Djibouti ranks 17th and India ranks 20th 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.