El Salvador vs Guatemala: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)

El Salvador
2.6%
in 2024
Guatemala
2.7%
in 2024
El Salvador rank
116th
Guatemala rank
114th

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
2468198020022024

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 116th and Guatemala ranks 114th of 198 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1980s 6.5% 4.8% 1.7% El Salvador
1990s 4.2% 3.1% 1.1% El Salvador
2000s 3.1% 2.3% 0.8% El Salvador
2010s 2.7% 2.3% 0.5% El Salvador
2020s 2.7% 2.6% 0.1% El Salvador

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), El Salvador or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 2.7% against 2.6% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
El Salvador ranks 116th and Guatemala ranks 114th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
211 places, 9,495 data points, 1980–2024
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