Gabon vs Zimbabwe: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Gabon
6.9%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.0%
in 2024
Gabon rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
54th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Gabon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 11.0% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 9.7% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 7.1% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
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), Gabon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 7.0% against 6.9% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Zimbabwe rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Gabon ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 54th 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.