Gambia vs India: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)
Gambia
12.5%
in 2024
India
12.3%
in 2024
Gambia rank
19th
India rank
20th
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) over time
- Gambia
- India
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 12.5% against 12.3% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
Gambia ranks 19th 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 | Gambia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 47.7% | 25.5% | India |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 39.1% | 18.6% | India |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 30.6% | 13.0% | India |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 20.7% | 6.0% | India |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 13.9% | 1.1% | 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), Gambia or India?
- Gambia, at 12.5% against 12.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate) between Gambia and India?
- 0.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and India rank globally for underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)?
- Gambia ranks 19th 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.